Smoke found in freezer; commercial building evacuated, Oxford NC
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Fire & ArsonA burning smell and smoke were reported coming from a freezer in a commercial building near Lewis Street, Oxford. The occupants evacuated safely. Fire units responded, established command, turned off power, and ventilated the area.
Audio|Heard on: Oxford Police, Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
00:00
Smoke and burning smell coming from the freezer,
00:03
spires a burning smell,
00:05
all people are out of the structure at this time.
00:12
Page 14.
00:17
Are you using around?
00:20
Stay able.
00:25
40 a route central.
00:28
140 a route, so unpredictable.
00:34
161 is in route.
00:35
1-0. 1-0-0-1-023.
00:37
3-4-1-141-year-out.
00:44
141 in route, 235.
00:51
Before you, Brother, same single story.
00:55
Commercial structure, nothing shown from three sides.
00:58
Evacuation is in progress, 1415, established, command, Central, return, tac channel.
01:08
2.4-140, nothing else shown from three sides.
01:11
1418, and commanding, in fact 2, take 2.
01:15
Command all units, we got smoke condition from a freezer.
01:21
We should be able to hold 140, 141.
01:24
I'll need so that you can return to service.
01:30
Bring more truck one, okay.
01:34
Okay, we'll talk about here.
01:38
We have a truck one.
01:39
What you need from us?
01:43
One of you can find out from the staff out front where the electrical panels are.
01:49
We just need to kill the fire of the freezer and then set up for ventilation.
01:56
Copy. Final power, ventilation.
01:59
The first good command.
02:00
You may cancel their deposit other departments around.
02:05
That's affirmative.
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Lewis St, Oxford, NC 27565
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