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Possible steam leak at building on West Michigan AvenueKalamazoo MI

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Near W Michigan Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49007

Responders were called to a building near West Michigan Avenue for a possible steam leak. The boiler system, recently activated, had a relief valve that blew out. The valve was shut off, and ventilation fans were requested inside. No smoke or fire was found, and the incident was later cleared.

Audio|Source: Kalamazoo County Fire and MSP District 5
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Transcript:
00:00
The 26 will be in command.
00:02
I'm all with staff.
00:03
They're saying they've got a steam leak.
00:04
I'm going to need apparatus to stage on Park Street here.
00:10
And I'm going to interior with staff.
00:13
Ten, John, team in command.
00:15
Units stage on Park, possible steam leak.
00:18
Ten going to interior.
00:23
To control life my night 42 and you're at party one to Walmart coming from Westmonds and Donnelly.
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Flight 42 at 948.
00:32
I'm going to be.
00:46
Agent 7, please be in round 401 Howard.
00:48
He got a party one.
00:49
It's the Victory Clinic.
00:51
He had a 58-year-old male with an altered LOC.
00:54
He's not currently with a doctor, so it's going to be a party one with rescue.
00:58
401, Howard, for engine 7, your crustries are parked in Westage.
01:06
Section 3 is on scene.
01:09
Engine 3 on scene.
01:12
City, light 33 is in route, Howard,
01:15
Townsview and water.
01:17
Light 33 in Rout Howard.
01:23
1251, 19.
01:25
950. 950.
01:28
950. That's you 1231.
01:33
That's U1231.
01:38
Go ahead.
01:42
For a better location, the patient will be in front of the subway sign, still in the black Chevy.
01:49
Yeah,
01:52
we made contact, thank you.
01:54
You all.
02:09
Ken,
02:12
I know it's you transmitting, but your transmissions are not coming through.
02:18
Can you hear me?
02:21
Much better.
02:22
Go ahead.
02:24
All right. They have a boiler system in the basement that was just put online a couple days ago.
02:29
It seems to be a relief valve that's blown out.
02:32
They have shut them off, but we're requesting a fan inside if I can get a unit.
02:43
Cairn's requesting a fan inside.
02:46
A spot for access will actually be off of Michigan Avenue.
02:54
3 to 10.
02:56
Go ahead, into 3.3.
03:00
We've got all the rigs that are staged on Park Street.
03:03
I can bring a fan in.
03:06
Am I bringing that in through the pack entrance?
03:10
Easiest access will be off Michigan Avenue if you could just walk around to the front.
03:14
10-4[1].
03:22
And then, Tennessee, we can strike hold engine three at this point.
03:26
There's no other issues,
03:28
no smoke or anything.
03:30
Carnet, strike off for 410 West Michigan, holding engine three, strike off for all theirs at 9.53.
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgement / Message received

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Near W Michigan Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49007
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