Strong gas odor reported in Alton home basement

Heard on: Sioux County Fire and EMS Dispatch

01:59

This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

00:00

All fire, all things going.

00:01

Orange City fire, need a (number withheld) Third Avenue in Alton.

00:04

(number withheld) Third Avenue for a strong smell of gas in the basement.

00:08

Now 1706.

00:31

Fire and ambulance, Orange City.

00:32

Fire needed at (number withheld) Third Avenue in Alton for a strong smell of gas in the basement.

00:38

The patient's 1706.

00:45

Sioux County Orange City Fire is responding.

00:50

Sioux County

00:57

calling fire.

01:01

All good.

01:05

All fires en route to (number withheld) Third Avenue for the gas leak.

01:11

This is four.

01:12

Utility is notified.

01:21

This guy's on fire.

01:26

Go ahead.

01:29

All fires arrived on scene.

01:34

01:42

fire, come on fire.

01:46

Go ahead, all fire.

01:51

You guys can continue, but back it down.

01:53

Not an emergency, just we're checking things out.

01:57

Understood, I'll back it down.

2026-10-13 22:05 UTC

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3rd Ave, Alton, IA 51003

Strong gas odor reported in Alton home basement

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Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire and ambulance crews responded to a reported strong smell of gas in the basement of a home near Third Avenue in Alton. The utility company was notified, and command later indicated it was not an emergency while they checked the situation.

Strong gas odor reported in Alton home basement

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