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Firefighters responded to reports of smoke and an electrical burning smell at Clayton Elementary School in Austin. A light haze was detected, and the investigation is ongoing to determine the source.

Light Haze, Odor of Electrical Burning in Room at Clayton Elementary School

Firefighters confirmed the issue was resolved after resetting the breaker.

Received. I'll bet it controls this thermostat in some capacity. Why don't you try to flip it back on and see if it trips?

Firefighters are testing the breaker by turning it back on to see if it trips again.

 Hey, Cap, I've got the electrical panel removed for the HVAC unit up here, and I show no signs whatsoever of any electrical issues whatsoever with this unit, to include the thermostat wiring.

Quint 51 from Quint 51 Firefighter. Go ahead, sir. Hey, Cap, I've got the electrical panel removed for the HVAC unit up here, and I show no signs whatsoever of any electrical issues whatsoever with this unit, to include the thermostat wiring. Received, ma'am. Come on down. Thanks.

According to firefighters, there are no electrical issues with the HVAC unit or thermostat wiring. Investigation continues in the room.

that's on the unit for the thermostat warning.

 Hey, Quint 51, from Quint 51 Firefighter, that breaker that was tripped, was that a single pole, like 120, or was that a dual pole?

that's on the unit for the thermostat warning. Hey, Quint 51, from Quint 51 Firefighter, that breaker that was tripped, was that a single pole, like 120, or was that a dual pole?

Firefighters are investigating whether the tripped breaker is a single or dual pole, related to the thermostat warning.

Pretty coincidental that our thermostat's out in the air.

 Received. I'll see if I can get to the panel.

Pretty coincidental that our thermostat's out in the air. Received. I'll see if I can get to the panel.

Firefighters are checking the thermostat and electrical panel for potential issues related to the burning odor.

Received. Yeah, we'll, we'll talk about that. We found the breaker to that room that had been tripped. I guess we need to figure out if it belongs to the, to the inner, to the, or to the, to that air handler. But you said the air handler is running and it seems fine?

 That is correct. That air handler is running and has no issues whatsoever.

 Yes, sir. It's labeled room 505 on, on it, on the data plate.

Received. Yeah, we'll, we'll talk about that. We found the breaker to that room that had been tripped. I guess we need to figure out if it belongs to the, to the inner, to the, or to the, to that air handler. But you said the air handler is running and it seems fine? That is correct. That air handler is running and has no issues whatsoever. It's just labeled 505 again? Yes, sir. It's labeled room 505 on, on it, on the data plate.

Firefighters discovered a tripped breaker in room 505, but the air handler is functioning properly.

 So we found the unit that feeds, the HVAC unit that feeds that room specifically.

 I opened it up, and I couldn't smell any kind of burning odor at all.

 So we're thinking it's going to be localized in that room and not HVAC related.

Go ahead, bro. Hey, cap. So we found the unit that feeds, the HVAC unit that feeds that room specifically. It's running. I opened it up, and I couldn't smell any kind of burning odor at all. So we're thinking it's going to be localized in that room and not HVAC related.

The crew determined the HVAC unit is not the source of the burning odor, focusing on the room itself.

51 from 43, we're gonna come back down. We didn't find anything up here. We're headed back to room 505.

 Received, yeah. I'm standing here by 505. We had some folks downstairs. I don't, it doesn't look like it's in any other room. It just looks like it's isolated to this end of the building. They said they had some HVAC work done today, so we're getting a maintenance rep out.

 Sounds like that might be it. They were having HVAC work done.

51 from 43, we're gonna come back down. We didn't find anything up here. We're headed back to room 505. Received, yeah. I'm standing here by 505. We had some folks downstairs. I don't, it doesn't look like it's in any other room. It just looks like it's isolated to this end of the building. They said they had some HVAC work done today, so we're getting a maintenance rep out. Sounds like that might be it. They were having HVAC work done.

Firefighters found no issues on the roof and are returning to the room. Earlier HVAC maintenance work may be involved.

5243, they are indicating that there is a roof access from inside.

5243, they are indicating that there is a roof access from inside. We're going to follow them up there. I'll let you know if that works. Sounds good.

Firefighters are accessing the roof from inside the building to continue their investigation.

43, I missed part of that. You just wanted us to meet you in room 505. Do you need anything specific?

 Negative, 51. Just meet us in 505. We may send up somebody on the roof to take a look from that end.

 We're just going to look from underneath at the ceiling tiles and see if we can find a hot spot, but it does smell like electrical.

 Received. Yeah, we'll meet you in there, develop a game plan. Is maintenance on site?

 Uh, it's not maintenance. We got some, I think...

43, I missed part of that. You just wanted us to meet you in room 505. Do you need anything specific? Negative, 51. Just meet us in 505. We may send up somebody on the roof to take a look from that end. We're just going to look from underneath at the ceiling tiles and see if we can find a hot spot, but it does smell like electrical. Received. Yeah, we'll meet you in there, develop a game plan. Is maintenance on site? Uh, it's not maintenance. We got some, I think...

Firefighters are also planning to inspect the roof for potential sources of the electrical smell.

51 from 43. We're just going to look at the room, look at the ceiling. If you're going to need us at room 505, that'd be great.

Firefighters are inspecting the ceiling in the room for potential sources of the smoke.

Quint 51 for Engine 43. We do have a light haze in the room. It does smell like some

 electrical burning. It's not fixed. We are still investigating trying to find it.

Quint 51 for Engine 43. We do have a light haze in the room. It does smell like some electrical burning. It's not fixed. We are still investigating trying to find it.

Quint 51 from Engine 43, making entry into the school. There's nothing showing. Hallways are clear. We're at the room of origin now.

 51, received. Way back, y'all just went in and went to the right, right? Correct?

Quint 51 from Engine 43, making entry into the school. There's nothing showing. Hallways are clear. We're at the room of origin now. 51, received. Way back, y'all just went in and went to the right, right? Correct?

Firefighters report a light haze and an electrical burning smell in the room. Investigation is ongoing.

Engine 43 is out, team in command. Car TAC 203, we're at Clayton Elementary, meeting with the spotters. Nothing shown at this time, we'll be investigating.

Engine 43 out, command. Outward spot, nothing showing. Investigating.

Firefighters are on scene at the school and investigating the report. They have not visualized any smoke.

 Attention fire department, we have a steel box alarm in box 4302 on F-TAC 203 at 7525 Cross Avenue, apartment room 505.

 It's going to be for Quint 51 and Engine 43.

TAC 203, Engine 43, Quint 51. Attention fire department, we have a steel box alarm in box 4302 on F-TAC 203 at 7525 Cross Avenue, apartment room 505. It's going to be at Clayton Elementary. It's going to be for Quint 51 and Engine 43. All units responding on F-TAC 203. We've got smoke filling the room.

Room number 505, gray white spoke coming from the ventilation system.

Reports indicate there is smoke from a ventilation unit in an apartment room at Clayton Elementary School.

The address reported for this incident has changed to 7525 La Crosse Ave.

Attention fire department, we have a steel box alarm in box 4302 on F-TAC 203 at 7525 Cross Avenue, apartment room 505.

 We've got smoke filling the room, room number 505, gray-white smoke coming from the ventilation system.

Attention fire department, we have a steel box alarm in box 4302 on F-TAC 203 at 7525 Cross Avenue, apartment room 505. It's going to be at Clayton Elementary. It's going to be for Quint 51 and Engine 43. All units responding on F-TAC 203. We've got smoke filling the room, room number 505, gray-white smoke coming from the ventilation system.

Firefighters are responding to a 911 report of gray-white smoke filling an apartment room and coming from the ventilation system.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 7225 La Crosse Ave.

Light Haze, Odor of Electrical Burning in Room at Clayton Elementary School

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