False alarm due to steam from faulty heating unit, Middletown CT
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Fire & ArsonResponders investigated reports of smoke near Home Avenue but found no fire. The incident was caused by steam from a faulty heating unit, which was unplugged to resolve the issue.
Audio|Heard on: CT State Police, QVEC, Middlesex County Fire/EMS, Valley Shore Fire/EMS
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00:24
Transcript:
00:00
We're responding to near Home Ave for a short-circuited unit with some smoke.
00:06
No fire. It's now unplugged.
00:08
What's your pleasure?
00:10
We start engine one that way.
00:12
In engine three, we'll clear them out.
00:14
This is due to a faulty coil in the heating unit that put steam and water into that unit, and that's what they saw.
00:23
It's not smoke, it's steam.
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Location mentioned:
Home Avenue, 84 Home Ave, Middletown, CT 06457
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