Electrical fire investigated in huntersville midrise building, Norfolk VA
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, fire crews investigated a possible electrical fire in a three-story apartment building near Goff Street in Huntersville. There was a smell of burning wires and a power outage reported. No visible fire was found initially. Crews focused on the electrical and boiler rooms to locate the source of the odor.
Audio|Heard on: Norfolk City Fire and EMS Dispatch
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04:55
Transcript:
00:00
Structure fire, 825 Goff Street, Huntersville Midrise.
00:14
Structure fire, 825 Goff Street, Huntersville Midrise, all units respond on TAC 3[1].
00:20
Medic 2, Battalion 1, Engines 1, 11, Ladder 1, Rescue 1, Safety 1, all units on TAC 3[1].
00:28
825 Goff Street, Huntersville Midrise.
00:46
Engine one en route.
00:48
Engine two en route.
01:10
Engine 11 en route.
01:15
Units responding, 825 Goff Street, Huntersville Midrise.
01:22
Caller reports power outage and smell of wires burning.
01:32
Engine two has arrived.
01:34
Three-story apartment building involved.
01:36
Nothing visible on arrival.
01:37
Fire command and investigation underway.
02:18
Incoming units staging outside on Goff Street except ladder.
02:25
Ladder one to assist Engine two with investigation.
02:55
Reporting party indicates odor coming from electrical room.
03:00
Crews trying to gain access to electrical room.
04:33
Engine two to command.
04:34
Access gained to boiler and electrical room.
04:38
Faint odor detected in electrical room.
04:43
Thermal imaging underway; other floors being checked to locate fire origin.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
TAC 3: Dedicated police tactical radio channel 3 for operational communications.
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Location mentioned:
Huntersville, Norfolk, VA 23504
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