{"id":18055,"date":"2020-11-13T09:52:55","date_gmt":"2020-11-13T13:52:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaker.ca\/?p=18055"},"modified":"2020-11-13T09:52:55","modified_gmt":"2020-11-13T13:52:55","slug":"burnt-electrical-motor-evacuates-matheson-centre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/?p=18055","title":{"rendered":"Burnt electrical motor evacuates Matheson Centre"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;78&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ELMSDALE:<\/strong> A burnt electrical motor at the Lloyd E. Matheson Centre in Elmsdale sent those in the building scurrying outside into the cold after the fire alarm sounded on the morning of Nov. 13.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Approximately 35 firefighters from Elmsdale; Lantz; Enfield; Milford; and Station 40 Dutch Settlement were on scene of the smoke condition call, which came in at about 7:20 a.m. Nine Mile River Fire was also paged but were asked to standby at their hall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mark Frizzell, the deputy fire chief in Lantz, was Incident Commander on the call. He explained what the firefighters dealt with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere was a bump in the electrical system and so we had a burnt out motor in the HVAC System, which caused smoke and stuff throughout the building that caused the alarms to activate,\u201d Frizzell told The Laker News.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_6807-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18060\"\/><figcaption>Elmsdale firefighters come out from the Matheson Centre. (Healey photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;96&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Fire incident command speaks\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/92YXyWq44LI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>He said the full structure fire response protocol was activated for the call, hence why residents saw so many fire trucks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Frizzell said it took some searching the large building to isolate the exact area of the smoke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt was a quick response to the scene by our firefighters,\u201d he said. \u201cWe were able to find the area quickly and efficiently. \u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>People who were in the building when the alarms sounded had evacuated to the nearby East Hants Aquatic Centre parking lot to await all clear to return.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_6795-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18058\"\/><figcaption>Firefighters from Lantz discuss what the next move is on the call. (Healey photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate group=&#8221;8&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_6835-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18064\"\/><figcaption>Enfield firefighters work to fill air bottles outside the LLoyd E. Matheson Centre in Elmsdale on Nov. 13. (Healey photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The scene was quickly cleared up and everyone allowed to return, and firefighters released from the scene to go about their Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEverything is clear, they have their electricians en route and the situation is back to normal,\u201d said Frizzell. \u201cEveryone is going back to work.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_6801-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18059\"\/><figcaption>An Elmsdale Firefighter brings one end of the hose back out to the fire truck from inside the Matheson Centre. (Healey photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_6792-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18057\"\/><figcaption>A Lantz Firefighter carries hose out of the Matheson Centre. (Healey photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;84&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;78&#8243;] ELMSDALE: A burnt electrical motor at the Lloyd E. Matheson Centre in Elmsdale sent those in the building scurrying outside into the cold after the fire alarm sounded on the morning of Nov. 13. 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