Airborne odor reported over a one-mile area in Charlotte, Charlotte NC
Fire & ArsonEmergency responders investigated widespread reports of a strong odor described as gas or sewage over about a one-mile area near Harrison Street in Charlotte. They checked storm drains, sewers, and treatment plants but found no visible source. The odor seemed airborne, possibly related to petroleum or asphalt fumes. Multiple calls were received, but no clear origin was identified.
Audio|Source: Charlotte and Mecklenburg County Fire
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Transcript:
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I don't know if you're aware, but this is most likely going to be related to that call that Atlanta 13 was on for the past, like, 30 minutes.
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The callers are advising that it's a gas odor,
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but line of 13 advise, it's for certain of the gas order, it's some kind of sewage odor, but they were unable to locate.
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This is the first caller that we've got that is technically in you guys' area.
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Should a sewage sale?
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That's affirmative.
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We've got multiple 911 callers.
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They're all saying that it's a gas order.
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A letter 13 that, yeah, it's not a gas order.
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You said it's more of a sewage odor.
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It's a stinky situation.
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Okay.
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That's affirmative.
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That's your file.
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Line of 13, Channel D, Delta,
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to investigate an odor, near Harrison Street.
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Light of 13, Channel D, Delta, investigate the odor, near Harrison Street.
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Cross Streets of Grant and Kaelin, 13-0.
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All right. All right,
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one.
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Also update medic with the address to be third in Charlottetown.
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10 for 13 alarm opening an out of emergency
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10 for 11 13 All right there's your file Hey what's the radius, just curious what's the radius that you've got calls on it?
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Stand by, let me double check
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Go ahead.
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We're going to need...
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Hang on one second, where are you coming from?
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Coming up Randolph, passing for SD now.
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The engine five, so we've got calls ranging from Morrison in your area all the way over to Harrison and 13th area.
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A little over a mile radius.
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418 falling waters port engine 27 channel vbrivo for one unconscious 418 falling waters court at arcadia apartments crossroad is exploration place and in enchanted lane you want to put you out Go ahead.
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Alight of 13, Enter5s on Morrison Street reporting about the same thing you're going out to.
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Would you switch over to talk to him, I'll double the channel.
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I'll go see on India.
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Tenfold.
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One out of 13005.
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Go ahead.
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You guys want to call for an odor in the area? Is that correct?
03:32
Yeah, we just rolled up.
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It almost feels like, because when we went with y'all earlier, it almost smells like asphalt or something like a high concentration of petroleum,
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either something's burning or it's off-gassing something from tank town.
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We were all through the Lakewood neighborhood.
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The odor that we have is more of a sewer gas smell.
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We checked all the creeks, storm sewers,
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and sanitary sewers, and were unable to locate anything.
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But while we were there, there was probably about 10 or 15 calls.
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If you find anything, just let me know, we'll be on the same channel.
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We can head over that way with our cars as well if you need.
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All right, I appreciate it.
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Yeah, to me, I mean, obviously, there's nothing coming out of drains or any obvious signs.
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It's just the wind's going.
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Alarm, what's the wind direction?
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And Timor, the standby, we'll find it.
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On 185.
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Go ahead.
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East, northeast, at three miles an hour.
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Do you set place your contact?
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Do you copy contact?
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Five, thirteen.
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Go ahead.
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You don't think there's anything coming from the treatment plan over, do you? Off the freedom for the one off of...
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...staceful.
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It's possible.
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I would think we would have calls from in between here and there if it was coming from there.
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Yeah,
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we haven't looked at anything here.
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We're sticking to the callers and letting them know what's going on.
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But down like you, it's airborne, obviously, but we can't find nothing on the ground.
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We're going to be on this call for a little while longer.
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We haven't arrived on seeing yet for hours.
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Near Harrison St, Charlotte, NC 28208
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