Colleton County Fire-Rescue
4/14/2010
Stations
1, 19 and 26 responded to a second Carbon Monoxide leak within the last
week at the American Body Builder's Bottling Plant located at 1756
Industrial Road Monday afternoon 14-April at 1602. Engine 19 and
Medic 19, who were returning from a house fire, were driving near the
plant and arrived within a minute. First arriving units found the plant
had already been evacuated and the alarm system was sounding. The first in
entry team found elevated Carbon Monoxide levels in the plant. Representatives
from SCE&G secured the gas to the facility and Area Rae wireless air
monitoring equipment was placed throughout the building. Crews used
portable air monitors to check the interior of the building. Other
firefighters checked the roof. The building was ventilated and the
Area Rae Monitors were repositioned multiple times as personnel continued
to monitor the building for several hours. The building was then turned
back over to plant personnel. Units were on the scene for five
hours. Engine
19, Engine 26, HazMat 19, Rescue 1, Medic 19, Car 11, Car 111, Car 12, Car
116 and Battalion 1 responded. Lieutenant Joseph Campbell served as
Incident Commander. |
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