Smoke caused by overheated motor on high rise roof, Jersey City NJ


Fire crews responded to smoke caused by an overheated motor on the roof of a 12-story high-rise building near 1st St in Jersey City. The issue was traced to a faulty rooftop motor and ventilation stack. The motor was secured and fire units were released after investigation.
Audio|Source: Jersey City Fire
02:11
Transcript:
00:00
Time fall off from Ladder 9.
00:02
We're on a roof with the building representative with checking the H-TAC system.
00:09
Briefing.
00:20
Suspatch Battalion 4.
00:21
Do we return to Italian 3?
00:25
He's releasing Italian 3.
00:31
The Battalion 4 from Ladder 9.
00:41
Grab Ladder 9.
00:48
Chief,
00:49
with access to the roof, it's not an overheated motor in that tent stack, spying the AC, spying the ATAC area.
00:57
This is the only one not working.
00:59
It's in the track, it's in the stack of the apartment.
01:02
We're going to shut that one down.
01:04
I believe that's not on the source here.
01:18
What we found is to be a first up motor on the roof of a 12-story high rise.
01:24
We'll have to smoke all the way down to the first floor.
01:27
We're going to hold the following here.
01:29
We're just going to let you know when they're available otherwise.
01:32
We're going to hold.
01:34
Engine 15,
01:36
engine 9, ladder 9, ladder 9, louder 2, and battalion 4.
01:45
Please keep holding at 6-15, letter 9, letter 2,
01:49
engine 9, Italian, 4,
01:52
box 537, all the company's notified just passed from the backup service.
02:05
Agent 15, you guys can return as well.
02:07
Just notified dispatcher you're ready.
02:09
I know everybody's kind of clogged in here.
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Location mentioned:
Near 1st St, Jersey City, NJ 07302
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