Gas odor detected at residence with woman affected, Wendell NC
Emergency responders arrived at a residence near Damascus Dr after a gas odor was reported. A 69-year-old woman with COPD was found breathing shallowly and not responding normally. Elevated carbon monoxide levels were detected. Responders shut off a propane tank and the gas heater to resolve the hazard and checked the house to ensure safety.
Audio|Source: Wake County Fire
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Transcript:
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essentially, window, under 112. Window under 112.
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Window under one's way out.
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You start time of number for odor of gas in the residence, near Damascus Dr.
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Which was going to be else seen?
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Gas, near Damascus Dr.
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Yeah.
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Two one.
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21. 21. 41.
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Sorry, Cary, my note's play 41 and 42.
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Yeah, it's just 41, 42 got added in error. We've already cleared it off on our side.
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Copy that.
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Rescue 21's in round on 41.
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Injid 21 zone zone.
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Control units on 14, you could, an elevator emergency activation with no contact.
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Crawler's not on scene, elevators involved, not known that there are people trapped in or by the elevator,
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not known if anyone sick or injured, not knowing which floor the elevator is stuck on.
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We have location is going to be a building E as an Edward. Final is going to be brought up.
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You've got a 69-year-old female conscious and breathing. Wife's breathing is going to be shallow.
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She is not responding normally.
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She is not known if she's claiming. She does have C-O-P-D. She is not changing color.
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She does have prescribed inhaler or nebulizer and has used it. Your file is going to be a delta.
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You can give us off-chill for our gas odor prop.
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Ten, four. You can take five to ten, five to ten.
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It's got to be five to, too.
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Zeg on command of Raleigh, the one.
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All right,
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let's on Opts, Tim.
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Hi there for 112.
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She did have a small reading in the house. She has a little small gas heater.
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We shut the propane tank off outside.
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Check it under the house right now.
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Gas ratings or CO?
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We got nine on the CO.
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We shut the heating off if I have to see her.
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So we turn it off.
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We're checking out of the house right now.
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Location mentioned:
Near Damascus Dr, Wendell, NC 27591
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