Gas leak prompts evacuation near legends way in maryville, Maryville TN
Fire & ArsonEmergency units investigated reports of natural gas and possible carbon monoxide leaks affecting multiple homes near Legends Way and Newberry Drive in Maryville. Readings reached up to 120 parts per million. Some residents reported gas smells but no symptoms. Evacuations were underway while responders searched for the leak source.
Audio|Source: Blount County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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We are still trying to pinpoint.
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We do have a reading out here, 10 parts per million.
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We're trying to determine exactly which houses it's coming from.
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There's about three or four houses here that complainants said had smells and they think the person on the end thinks the wind was blowing it in his direction.
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So we're on foot now trying to determine where it's coming from.
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Copy your unique readings of natural gas, correct?
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That is correct.
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Copy, break 100 to 32.
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I'm copy, 433, I'm copy, and 43, stand by this month.
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That's affirmative, non-eports per million.
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32 to 43,
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48 are going to start tagger 1 that way.
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Copy.
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Two more there.
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I have one.
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Future Knox, please.
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Second one.
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Sir.
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Tower 1, Italian, Italian 1, Agent 3,
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Clearing St.
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Stangney Springs en route to other calls.
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The column, sir, copy.
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This is me an additional gas leak.
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At near Legends Way, near Legends Way, plans advising and spend like that for the last few days.
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No one's feeling sick.
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The U.S. nose is burning.
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It's possible carbonate and oxide.
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It's going to evacuate up this time.
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Maymar's been refute.
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Affirmative medic 6.
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You're clear for off-duty. Have one of four rest of your night.
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Cops, sir. You too.
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I'll start all units are en route.
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I'm sorry, copy, all units and round in 21-22.
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Maryville Fire is en route for the area of near Legends Way, near Legends Way across Royal View Drive and St.
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John's.
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A compliance callant lives in the last couple of days they've been smelling stuff and smells like gas, not feeling safe or having any kind of symptoms.
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I think it's possibly carbon monoxide.
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They're evacuating currently.
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We believe it's coming from near Newberry Drive.
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We have checked their front door.
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We're getting a 90 parts per million at their front door at this time.
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Copy has the structure been evacuated?
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Not yet. We're working on it.
03:20
We think they just went to bed.
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The lots were on and now they are off.
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Copy.
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243.
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Good morning.
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Super 1. Super. Before, it comes back valid to a (name withheld).
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Tanker 1 is responding 32 and 48 on board.
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Copy Tanker 1.
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60's on scene.
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Medic 60 on scene 2129.
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I'll get you four.
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Yes.
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Make contact with the residents there at near Newberry Drive.
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Not yet, we're still working on it.
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I don't, we're doing 120 is our highest reading and I don't want to blipping light switches when I'm off on the door.
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Location mentioned:
Near Newbury Ln, Maryville, TN 37803
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