Car left running in garage causes fumes in home, Taunton MA
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Emergency crews responded to fumes from a car left running in an attached garage in Taunton, Massachusetts. The basement was ventilated to clear the area before the scene was cleared.
Audio|Heard on: Taunton Fire
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Transcript:
00:00
Disbats from Unit 9.
00:03
Yeah, yeah, message.
00:06
Yeah,
00:07
we had 60 parts per million of fumes in the garage from a car running earlier, so we're waiting to ventilate the basement,
00:15
and I'll let you know what we end up with.
00:19
Receive, sir.
00:20
You want me to send Ladder that way for the fan?
00:24
No,
00:26
it's unnecessary. It dropped pretty quick.
00:29
That's from Unit 9.
00:39
Your message.
00:44
It was determined to be a car that was running in the attached garage, which has been vented, and now we're returning.
00:50
We return to garage, everything's ventilated, be sure to go.
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