Smoke in basement from broken furnace pipe near Elm St, Monroe CT
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Fire & ArsonSmoke was detected in the basement near Elm Street, likely caused by a broken exhaust pipe on the furnace. Carbon monoxide levels were elevated but there was no active fire. Residents were advised to evacuate for safety.
Audio|Heard on: Lower Naugatuck Valley Fire and EMS
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03:31
Transcript:
00:00
Zero fire, near Elm Street.
00:02
It's going to be smoking the basement, possibly from a furnace issue.
00:17
Monroe dispatch on the air to Monroe with the assistance of Stepney and Stevenson, smoke in the basement, near Elm Street, Church Street Lover's Lane.
00:25
Call is reporting it's possibly from the furnace.
00:29
Residents have been advised to evacuate the structure.
00:31
You're going to operate on fire ground, too.
00:34
Feeding Monroe Dispatch on the air to Monroe with the assistance of Stepney and Stevenson.
00:38
Near Elm Street, call reporting smoke in the basement, possibly from a furnace.
00:43
Time now is 20, 22 hours operating on fire.
00:46
In round two.
00:52
One-03, two and one.
00:54
One-three, two-one callers reporting that.
00:59
They've been having problems with the furnace and apparently a pipe broke off and now there's smoke filling the basement.
01:05
They've been advised to evacuate.
01:06
She saw no fun.
01:18
Who's responding?
01:21
152-1-1-5-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-1.
01:47
352 station.
01:58
Mineratural 7-1 is unseen, two-story wood,
02:02
nothing visible, take a minute.
02:08
Unseen, two-story, nothing visible.
02:10
You're on by Citi-22.
02:17
Hi, Victor, 16.
02:20
Thank you.
02:36
Minro, 351,
02:39
351, responding.
02:42
351 on your your responding.
02:49
Oh,
02:50
152 is out.
02:53
152, right?
02:57
Interested.
03:01
Patterngriffin.
03:02
Stop.
03:04
No.
03:06
Go.
03:07
Oh.
03:12
Win her up. I'm committed.
03:16
7-1.
03:20
Confirming the exhaust pipe broke off the furnace.
03:24
There's a haze in the basement,
03:26
CO readings in the 40s.
03:29
The furnace's been shut off, no smoke or fire.
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Location mentioned:
Elm St, Monroe, CT 06468
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