Smoke near hospital caused by boiler switch-over, Pennington NJ
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Fire & ArsonSmoke was reported near Capital Way and the hospital area in Hopewell. Upon investigation, it was found that the smoke was due to switching the boilers from natural gas to fuel oil. Units checked the location and cleared the scene.
Audio|Heard on: Mercer County Fire/EMS Dispatch, Ewing Response and Fireground
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03:53
Transcript:
00:00
Station 51 in Hopewell, near Capital Way.
00:03
Smoke in the area.
00:05
Station 51 in Hopewell.
00:07
Near Capital Way.
00:09
Smoke in the area.
00:10
North Response 1.
00:16
Central FM 50 is responding.
00:20
FM 50.
00:24
It's 20.
00:28
T's 20.
00:34
Get a recipe pointing out.
00:37
Okay, front.
00:43
Central Engine 50 is responding.
00:51
Thank you. Central Deputy 50's response.
01:02
FM50, Central, what did you have on this?
01:09
A caller driving by was reporting in the area of the hospital.
01:20
Chief 20 is on a scene, two-thirty.
01:23
Will be finally.
01:24
No doubt.
01:25
Nothing happened to first street.
01:27
I have a project by command.
01:30
Okay.
01:44
Agent 50, why don't you head back to the loading dock area?
01:48
I believe they run generators today.
01:51
I'll go to the front.
01:53
Get a report.
02:00
Central, engine 50 is going to be out on the grounds investigating.
02:03
Received at them, go to the loading dock.
02:08
Central FM 50 is on location.
02:12
Six-story non-combustible.
02:15
I'll be out investigating.
02:23
Central Deputy 50 is arriving, a Shalersen capital, like coming in.
02:30
Okay.
02:35
20, 20 arriving.
02:38
Okay.
02:41
Okay.
02:45
Command for mention 50.
02:50
Go ahead.
02:53
So far at the loading dock, all we have is seen from all the normal places.
03:00
Alright, let's see.
03:01
Do the 360.
03:12
Power 20-thum-Pee.
03:17
Power 50 to come in.
03:26
Go ahead.
03:28
All right, they were switching the boilers over from natural gas to diesel, or fuel oil.
03:34
That was the smoke.
03:36
Engine 50 is going to have face-to-face with engineering in a minute.
03:41
I recommend a recall.
03:43
All right, received.
03:46
Central, did you copy that?
03:48
All everyone's available.
03:52
Outstanding. Thank you, FM.
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Location mentioned:
Capital Way, Pennington, NJ 08534
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