Forklift driver has seizure causing smoke in warehouse, Huntersville NC


A forklift driver at Huntersville Distribution Park had a seizure while operating the forklift, causing smoke inside the building. There was no fire. Medical assistance was requested for the driver.
Audio|Source: Charlotte and Mecklenburg County Fire
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Transcript:
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Huntersville Station 1, Station 3 fire, Cornelia Station 1 fire, Structure Fire at the Huntersville Distribution Park, near James Burke Drive, near Codetton and Samford, use Ops6 for traffic, OP6 at 338.
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All right,
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right,
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and a Huntersville engine running route.
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Hargo Car 5 is a route.
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A last Huntersville unit with Shopperatus. Car 5.
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Copy car 5 in route.
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Coordinating City is 3 in route.
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Corny Lee sent in 3, copy. In car 3 in the route.
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Huntersville car 3 copy.
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Hunter's full car 3 copy.
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Hard budget there is found.
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Central Huntersville letter four in the room.
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Engine three, letter four, copy.
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Central to all Huntersville in Cornelius units responding to near Jamesburg Drive. This was originally dropped as a structure fire with reports of smoke inside the building.
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Now getting more information from the caller on scene. They advised that there was a forklift that spun out causing the smoke.
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They advised the forklift driver had a seizure. We are also making a medical call out of this. It will not be a structure fire.
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Car 3.
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Go ahead, Car 3.
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And you guys, this will not be a structure fire.
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Correct. It's not a structure fire. The smoke was from a forklift because the forklift driver was having a seizure while driving it.
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Understood.
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You can cancel Cornelius.
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All harness will units respond until we came to the permit.
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10.4. Corne Lee, Senton 3, you copy.
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Any three back in service.
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You said to confirm, are you got a medic coming now?
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That's 1040 of medic 69 en route.
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Just be advised they have a 17-minute 17-17 ETA coming from
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Fire Station 36 on Prosperity Church Road.
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