Investigation of possible natural gas odor finds no leak, Durham NC
Fire & ArsonFire units responded to reports of a natural gas odor near the intersection of Kent Street and Southwood Drive in Durham, North Carolina. After investigation, no active gas leak or hazard was found. The odor was likely due to nearby construction or exhaust smoke. All units returned to service after clearance.
Audio|Source: Durham City Fire
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Transcript:
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Gasly or order, Southwood Drive and Kent Street.
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Fleet or order, Southwood Drive and Kent Street.
00:14
Hazmat 13. Engine 1.
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Engine 3.
00:18
Italian 1.
00:20
Option number 1.
00:29
Unconscious or fainting, near Athens Avenue.
00:37
Unconscious or fainting, near Athens Avenue, Cross of Nixon Street and Sherman Avenue, Squad 4.
00:52
Up to upchion 2.
01:03
But try one, I'm in the area sent the plug.
01:15
Communications, engine 19.
01:17
Go ahead.
01:21
Can you check our house tones? They didn't go off on the last dispatch.
01:32
Everybody can reduce the non-emergency.
01:34
I've got nothing so far.
01:35
I'm checking down south with.
01:41
I've got a haze of smoke in the cul-sack at Southwood.
01:46
Smell like a really rich exhaust is maybe what they were smelling.
01:58
I'm going to try the caller and see if I can get further.
02:08
Engine 19, I just want, I'm not sure that they actually set your tones off.
02:14
That's that one.
02:24
She said natural gas odor here at the intersection.
02:36
Chief, we didn't smell anything either on University or through Kent here.
02:50
Yeah,
02:52
I've got nothing on foot.
02:53
I'm going to walk down Southwood.
02:55
She said another neighbor on Southwood, called her as well.
02:58
But I'm going to walk down and see what I got.
03:01
Everybody except for Battalion 1 and Engine 1 can return to service.
03:06
Engine 1,
03:12
just hang out somewhere and I'll give you update in just a second.
03:18
We were going to turn on Sycamore right here.
03:24
Sounds like there's some work being done on that side, but it sounds like a saw or something, I'm not sure.
03:34
Yeah,
03:39
it looked like they were doing some block work back there in the backyard at the first house on Sycamore.
03:54
I walk down south with a little bit.
03:56
It smells like somebody's cooking out, but other than that, I got nothing.
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Y'all can click, and I'll see you in a minute.
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Location mentioned:
Kent St & Southwood Dr, Durham, NC 27707
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