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Smoke odor and gas concern at daycare prompt evacuationCornelius NC

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Near Statesville Rd, Cornelius, NC 28031

Firefighters responded to a strong smoke odor and high gas levels inside a one-story daycare near Statesville Rd. The building was evacuated while crews investigated a possible fire or gas hazard. One patient was transferred to a nearby hospital as a precaution. The cause of the odor and gas readings is still under investigation.

Audio|Source: Charlotte and Mecklenburg County Fire
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Transcript:
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Corning Station 1 and 2 fire, Davidson Station 1 and 2 fire, Structure Fire, near Statesville Rd,
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near Statesville Rd,
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near Statesville Rd,
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be on the office, up to 8.
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Any stretch 4 for a route.
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Currently, send to 30-0.
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Truck 4. 10-4[1].
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Newson, 1 being around.
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David, sent engine 1, copy, and round.
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There you send an engine 2, central show, it's in route.
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Same to send you, copy, and round.
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Tell you to send an Italian 1 in round.
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Italian 104. Italian 104.
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Control time 1230.
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All units respondent to near Statesville Rd at Leap Spring School.
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Got two calls, one from someone on the scene, one from the alarm company, advising a heavy smoke odor throughout the building.
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Evacuation in progress.
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Carnegie 73 is on the scene, one-story daycare, nothing showing Cornet 17's command.
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Engine 3, so you on scene with command.
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That's his business.
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Ten-four.
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Engine 3, you're using that high-up-sighted truck, is that correct?
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Engine 4, yeah, we'll catch this one. Everyone needed.
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Let me go ahead.
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Can you show us in transfer one patient priority 3 to Caramount Belmont?
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Copy one patient priority 3 to Paramount Belmont.
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Is 13thru.
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Go ahead. Go ahead.
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We've got a pretty good odor inside the main building. Just come in and help us investigate.
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Okay.
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment; message received and understood.

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Near Statesville Rd, Cornelius, NC 28031

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