Smoke reported in commercial building found to be HVAC haze, Hazelwood MO
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Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a report of smoke in a commercial building near Chaparral Creek Drive in Hazelwood. Upon arrival, they found a light haze likely caused by the heating and ventilation system. No fire or victims were found.
Audio|Heard on: St. Louis County Fire and EMS - North
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03:15
Transcript:
00:00
...AWood. Near Chaparral Creek Drive.
00:03
Unit 1511. Cross Street is Mill Creek Drive, (number withheld), (number withheld), (number withheld), (number withheld), (number withheld), (number withheld), (number withheld), and (number withheld).
00:20
Respond on for TAC 12[1].
00:22
Commercial structure fire in Hazelwood, near Chaparral Creek Drive, Unit 1511.
00:31
Cross Street Hill Creek Drive, (number withheld), (number withheld),
00:38
(number withheld), (number withheld), (number withheld), (number withheld), (number withheld), (number withheld), (number withheld), (number withheld), (number withheld), and (number withheld).
00:47
Respond on fire attack 12.
00:50
Forty canteen on scene.
00:55
Forty canteen on scene.
01:01
Central County, two units responding, Chaparral Creek.
01:05
The call came in from the police reporting smoke in a building.
01:10
(number withheld), click.
01:14
(number withheld). (number withheld).
01:17
(number withheld).
01:19
(number withheld).
01:21
We're on the scene, large two-story apartment, nothing visible for the exterior.
01:25
We'll be on investigating (number withheld) apartment.
01:31
Forty-one large two-story apartment complex, nothing visible from the exterior, and that's a beginning man.
01:49
We got a light haze.
01:51
We're still investigating.
01:56
Light haze investigating.
02:01
Be a less one in the county.
02:08
Can you show us in service, please?
02:14
Yes.
02:20
Yes.
02:23
(number withheld) to (number withheld).
02:26
17, go ahead.
02:30
To this side, we're on.
02:33
We're just going to clear these apartments next door.
02:40
That's clear. We'll start knocking on doors.
02:46
Oh, that's the same.
02:47
Not you on C.
02:54
To O2.
02:57
Go ahead.
03:02
It smells like HVAC again.
03:06
There's barely a haze in here anymore.
03:07
Both units.
03:09
Bravo and Delta are cleared.
03:12
I believe we can handle with 17 U and 22.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
TAC 12: Assigned fire tactical radio channel 12
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Hazelwood, MO
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