Smoke caused by heater backfire at Philmont Avenue, Montgomery County PA
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, smoke was reported between two buildings near Philmont Avenue in Lower Moreland Township. Fire units investigated and found the smoke and haze came from a heater backfire in the chimney. The power to the heater was turned off and the building was ventilated to clear the smoke.
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Transcript:
00:00
Go ahead.
00:03
The building on the Delta side,
00:07
neighboring building, their chimney's got puffing out black smoke.
00:11
You want to have a truck over there and check that out.
00:13
It's going to be on there.
00:14
Bravo, Charlie Cornerside.
00:19
Free season.
00:23
Valley Eye Associates is clear.
00:26
They do have the odor, I believe, is from the chimney.
00:33
Engine 191R5.
00:35
Thank you, Dr.
00:40
1-6-1 location.
00:42
Thank you, morning.
00:48
Come up to where we're at between the two buildings.
00:55
County.
00:57
Good. Go ahead.
01:00
Police updated the address, same address, Suite 205.
01:04
For that specific suite, a safety alert came up.
01:07
The front and rear are now vacant and use caution when entering.
01:13
There is no elaboration for that, though.
01:18
Yeah, we see.
01:19
And let's have everything switch to Ops 5 on arrival.
01:24
It's 2019, okay.
01:29
Units responding to Philmont Avenue, Lower Moreland switch to Ops 5 on arrival for Deputy 19.
01:39
Let's see if we can get into some of these places.
01:47
193 responding.
01:51
That's the 193, okay.
01:53
Not any Ladder 100 responding.
01:56
Ladder 100, okay.
02:02
Alright 19.
02:03
Okay. Right 19.
02:04
Right 19.
02:11
We're open.
02:13
Okay.
02:18
Honey, Traffic 19 in service.
02:24
All right.
02:28
I can give (name withheld) a call to see if he's in the area.
02:31
He has keys as well.
02:38
Squad 19-1-2-719.
02:45
Go ahead.
02:48
Yeah, I had the occupant for Sweet 200.
02:51
I'm going to check that out.
02:55
Recease.
02:58
Deputy 19 from FM25.
03:00
I'm in the rear 205.
03:02
I made entry.
03:03
If you guys want to come back here.
03:05
Right seat.
03:11
It smells like a heater back fire here and two.
03:13
I got a slight haze as well from the heater.
03:17
Recease. Recease.
03:23
31321 at lincoln off
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313.21 a come
03:31
from 25 from deputy 19th.
03:36
Go ahead, jeez.
03:39
Did we get in ram trucking yet?
03:44
I'm working all night now.
03:45
I'm in the rear.
03:46
I think we have the heater.
03:47
It's in the back.
03:49
That was the illegal business that we caught behind RAM.
03:51
It's running.
03:53
And there's a good haze in this corner of the film.
03:55
Let me try to get in RAM right now.
03:57
Stand by.
04:11
Go ahead for Deputy 19.
04:13
Is there any need for the working fire dispatch?
04:19
Negative.
04:21
Deputy 19, okay.
04:27
Did you 9 make your way around the back?
04:34
319 on off.
04:40
Go ahead.
04:43
We secured the power to the heater for the process of natural ventilation.
04:48
They have a warm amount of fans running also.
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Philmont Ave, Lower Moreland Township, PA
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