Heavy black smoke from car wash waste oil burner, Southbury CT
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, authorities investigated reports of heavy black smoke near Bullet Hill Road North, Southbury. The source was identified as the waste oil burner chimney at Splash Car Wash. The smoke was dissipating upon arrival.
Audio|Heard on: Southbury Fire Dispatch
Listen to dispatch call
01:34
Transcript:
00:00
All units. Investigation requested near Bullet Hill Road North.
00:05
Report of heavy black smoke in the area, repeating radio.
00:10
Correction, all units respond near Bullet Hill Road North for heavy black smoke.
00:18
Time dispatch 7-1.
00:25
Operator car 2?
00:28
Car 2 is on.
00:33
The caller was (name withheld).
00:34
He called back saying the smoke is now dissipating.
00:41
Car two, message received.
00:45
A similar incident occurred Saturday afternoon where an officer saw smoke.
00:51
He went to look and it dissipated.
00:57
Message received.
00:58
I will continue to check out and have all units stand by.
01:01
Car two to Southbury.
01:06
Coming, car two.
01:11
For firefighter who called in, the black smoke source is over at Splash Car Wash.
01:22
Car two to Southbury?
01:25
Coming.
01:28
I have located the source of the black smoke.
01:31
It's the car wash chimney from their waste oil burner.
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Bullet Hill Rd, Southbury, CT 06488
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