No gas leak found after odor report near eighth place, Des Moines IA
Fire crews responded to a report of a gas odor behind a building near 8th place in Des Moines, Iowa. After investigation, no gas leak or hazards were found. The building was evacuated, and the scene was cleared without incident.
Audio|Source: Des Moines Fire/EMS
03:42
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 7 is in the area.
00:05
Truck 9, you can fill your response down the 1.
00:07
We're not finding anything currently right now.
00:09
We're going to loop around the block and come down to 8th place.
00:13
See if we can see anything.
00:20
Truck 9, copy.
00:22
Truck 9 is a rabbin area.
00:25
Just that's copies.
00:30
The engine one's on scene, we'll be out to investigate.
00:34
What's the way I see you? Have engine engine?
00:40
DC2's arrived.
00:42
We have in engine one, track one,
00:45
investigating DC2 off command.
00:51
Can be there?
00:56
Smash from BC2.
00:59
Engine 1, truck one are making entry, make contact with staff.
01:02
360 is complete.
01:04
No smell or hazards notice at this time, but they're noticing the smell in the back of the building.
01:09
Crews are making entry now.
01:10
They investigate.
01:15
Track 9 from Engine 7.
01:17
You guys can go back in service.
01:24
Truck and copy.
01:25
We did go north there a block and come back south of block and haven't seen anything there.
01:36
Same here. We went down the alley between 8th and 8th place and went down 9th Street.
01:41
We haven't located nor smelled anything.
01:47
Copy. We'll be back service.
01:53
The dispatch from engine 7?
02:00
Good.
02:03
Did this call come in from near 8th place?
02:12
I believe the caller was just a neighbor who said it was going to behind this address.
02:17
They were kind of alert. I don't know of their information.
02:23
Okay, standing clear, not handled by PD, will be available.
02:30
Copy.
02:33
Jim Simon, Obey, returning to service.
02:38
Thank you, everyone from the DC2.
02:41
It's that for you one.
02:50
Yeah, the gas meter appears to be operating normally.
02:54
They also reported all occupants are evacuated.
03:01
Antiguan, copy.
03:03
Right now, both Hens1 and truck lines,
03:06
finding nothing,
03:07
no smells, no more readings on monitors.
03:13
Copy, normal reading, no smells.
03:15
Medic 9, engine 9,
03:19
(number withheld).
03:21
(number withheld) on diabetic problem, medic 9 engine 9, response 3, chum, soup.
03:30
DC2 from engine one.
03:33
We made access into the utility closet too, not getting any readings in there either.
03:40
Copy, no reading.
03:42
You told it.
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Location mentioned:
Near 8th Pl, Des Moines, IA 50313
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