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House fire report becomes furnace fuel odor check

Heard on: Richmond City Fire Dispatch
04:54
00:00
Engine 12, engine 18, engine 10, engine 6, engine 5, truck 7, truck 3, safety 1, battalion 2, and battalion 3.
audio iconFire & Arson
Maplewood Ave, Richmond, VA 23221
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Fire crews were sent to a reported house fire near Maplewood Avenue after a caller reported a chemical smell, smoke, and one person and one animal still inside. On arrival, firefighters found no visible smoke or fire from the home. They investigated and determined the odor was likely fuel oil related to a furnace that had been worked on earlier. Companies checked the furnace in the basement, kept one truck on scene, and released the other units. No active fire was found.

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