Malfunctioning gas fireplace triggers CO alarm at home, Elkridge MD
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, fire department responded to a home near Cozy Lane after a resident reported a gas fireplace was causing the carbon monoxide alarm to sound and a gas odor inside. Investigation found the fireplace was malfunctioning but no evidence of fire or danger was found.
Audio|Heard on: Howard County Fire Dispatch
Listen to dispatch call
05:29
Transcript:
00:00
Someone's on location,
00:02
single store,
00:03
commercial,
00:04
and put the tower ready, nothing evidence.
00:08
units respond on bravo one engine one two one engine six one engine nine one bottomer truck five peremake one two five battalion one safety one address is near Cozy Lane off Ivy Terrace.
00:26
Callers advising she has a gas fire in place, her carbon monoxide alarm is sounding, and she smells gas inside.
00:35
Bravo 1 at 1735.
00:43
Engine 9-1 is in route with 3.
00:47
Engine 9-1 in route with 3 at 1736.
00:54
Art Denhard.
00:57
Give me a Knoxbox release.
00:58
Knoxbox 21.
01:00
EID is 36.18.
01:03
2.5 in Route 1736.
01:09
Power 2.
01:13
Battalion 2.1.
01:15
All units, with the exception of Baltimore Truck 5, have status in route.
01:20
Box 1-3-near Cozy Lane, Cross of Ivy Terrace.
01:25
The resident reported she had a fireplace going.
01:28
The CO detector started going off and then she's reporting a gas odor inside the residence.
01:36
To be advised, she did request that you do not come down Cozy Lane if you continue to the end of Ivy Terrace to access the rear of the house at 1737.
01:51
Our 10, your kids are the call.
01:57
Hour 10, Bravo, it's hour 10.
02:03
Good.
02:08
We made entry and decide Charlie not destructive.
02:11
Nothing evident, no conditions inside.
02:16
4.01 Howard.
02:20
101.
02:23
101. Made contact with county utilities.
02:26
They said they just heard the water on for the street.
02:29
I was assuming it was a water hammer that activated the law enforcement service.
02:33
One two five out on the location.
02:36
It's only three stars from side off of them and attached garage.
02:39
I've got nothing evident.
02:41
We're addressing out and completed 360.
02:44
One two five on the scene three story residents.
02:52
Two hundred three sixty three sixty nothing evident at seventeen forty.
03:01
24-5 response to the theater 5900 Stevensony Woods way off south entrance road it's for a six-year-old female feeling faint in the restaurant area 1742 one-two one-two on the scene established the cozy length man at 1743.
03:31
Silence 960101 alerted for Lori and Elkridge 7615 Washington Boulevard.
03:37
It's room 9105 for an 87-year-old female head injury after a fall with blood thinners 1743.
03:54
For five run.
03:57
Baltimore truck five on the scene.
04:04
241 to arrive.
04:08
141 on scene at 1745.
04:13
8.2 locations.
04:20
Engine 8.2 on scene at 1745.
04:26
Anyhow.
04:30
Cozy Lane, Camia.
04:35
Investigating a non-functioning gas fireplace.
04:38
You know hold the one-to-one, place everybody else in service.
04:44
And I copy, investigating a malfunctioning gas fireplace is going to be holding with engine one to one, all others can go in service.
04:52
Just confirm me you do not want to keep the channel.
04:58
No, we can go to Alpha II.
05:01
I copy. Bravo One no longer be a monitor.
05:03
We switch over to Alpha II at 17.
05:10
Power to engine one through one.
05:16
Just confirming, any need for county police?
05:21
Thank you.
05:27
Truck 5 will hold you in service, many thanks.
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Location mentioned:
Cozy Ln, Elkridge, MD 21075
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