Rooftop HVAC malfunction causes gas and power shutdown, Westminster MD
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Fire & ArsonA rooftop heating and cooling unit malfunctioned at Taco Bell near Baltimore Boulevard. Gas and power were shut off as a safety measure. After inspection and mitigation of the fire hazard, emergency units cleared the scene.
Audio|Heard on: Carroll County Fire and EMS - Digital
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02:37
Transcript:
00:00
At HVAC, it looks like it's seen better days.
00:04
I'm going to kill the gas and the power up here as well.
00:11
We're going down here, you think we're good to scale this back up there?
00:18
In investigation.
00:22
Investigation.
00:25
I'm okay scaling it back, but first I want to know that you checked up into the ceiling area and that you have clear visibility from that to where the rooftop unit would be.
00:36
Okay, copy.
00:40
Carol, too, talk about the man.
00:41
You're 15 minutes into your incident.
00:46
Remain copy.
00:52
I have routed the investigation.
00:54
If you just killed the power of HPC, it works and I turn the gas off.
00:58
Okay, copy you.
00:59
Just kill it.
01:05
Chris can be any good, we come down.
01:10
Correct. Power secured, gas and shut off?
01:16
That's great. There's no power security up here.
01:18
It's only the breaker inside.
01:19
They said they got it and we got the gas turned off.
01:26
Okay, Carol.
01:27
We're going to hold it within companies from Station 9 and Station 3 R2s can go in service.
01:41
I'm Volkswagen.
01:43
Command is following with Station 3 and Station 9.
01:46
All of the units can go in service when we're ready.
01:49
Tower 12.
01:52
In service.
01:55
Letter 5.
01:57
In service.
01:59
Power, Tower 3.
02:02
Service.
02:05
All the units of guys when you're ready, 1626.
02:11
131, clear.
02:16
131, 1527.
02:18
Command to Carol.
02:22
Taco Bell Command.
02:24
Near Baltimore Boulevard, Taco Bell.
02:27
We had a malfunctioning rooftop unit that's been shut down.
02:32
Units are going to be clearing in about five minutes.
02:35
Canceling command, I'm returning the attack channel.
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Location mentioned:
Baltimore Blvd, Westminster, MD 21157
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