Hot transformer box causes smoke odor at residence, Buncombe County NC


Fire crews responded to smoke odor at a residence on Park Road. They found a hot transformer box in the crawl space causing the smell and worked to isolate it at the breaker box. Most mutual aid units were canceled with only Engine 214 and Chief 21 remaining on scene.
Audio|Source: Buncombe County Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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I see a lot of fire trucks passing me.
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Is there any, uh,
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district fire that I can go in the stone?
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Residents, nothing shown from outside.
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Puller police on scene.
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The 203S command,
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park road command.
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Engine 214 is on scene.
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221.
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It's 521, Z.
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Squatch, 21.
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2nd. Chief 21.
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Engine 214.
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Go ahead.
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We've got a small add-on transformer box in the crawl space.
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It's reading hot, but it's what's causing the smell. We're going to try to isolate it in a break box.
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Simple. Before you, the source resources go.
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You can put everything in service beside the...
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On the Chief 21?
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Go ahead.
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The engine 21 for is traffic. Do you want to cancel all mutual?
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Everything except for myself.
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It's an engine 214.
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On into one park road, store your Chief 21 on-scene. On scene is going service. Engine 214 and Chief 21 on remaining unseen.
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Ladder 21, Congress.
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Ladder 21.
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Location mentioned:
Park Rd, North Carolina 28711
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