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Gas odor investigated at school found to be roofing tarMontgomery County PA

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Lower Salford Township, PA

Fire crews responded to a report of a gas odor at a school campus in Lower Salford Township. Investigation found the smell was from roofing tar applied on a new building addition. No fire or hazard was present. Control was returned to maintenance staff.

Audio|Source: Montgomery County Fire/EMS Dispatch and Digital Fire
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Transcript:
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3.76 busyness, Hillside Building, Arbor Square, near Main Street.
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376 busyness, Unit 3150, 315, Hillside Building and Arbor Square, near Main Street, Lower Salford.
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Station 6 response check.
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Station 6 response check.
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County squad in the system, 33.
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Squad systems, system 6, okay.
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School staff report odor of gas outside the area.
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The area. The system is received.
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Thank you. Okay,
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special service and utilities.
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1020 to run.
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For 20, guys.
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County, did school staff provide a better location?
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Negative. They just smell the odor outside and indicate some type of construction area but it's unspecified.
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3282A syncopal episode Rehab to Shanadale (number withheld) Shannondell Drive 322221 Syncopal episode rehab at Shanandale (number withheld) low-proven.
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Sandy Scott this is from the middle school campus.
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I said 28 for which we're supposed to the first.
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Any chance you make contact with the school and got a better location for us? CERG Group 5 Browar Avenue, box (number withheld).
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Station 68 Fireline.
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PD's on the phone done now, brought by the office.
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Off of Penco Road and Skinkle River Trail Acton, box (number withheld) up.
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Tar on the roof of the new addition.
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Maybe that's the smell that.
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They're getting...
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It's likely we're going to confirm that now.
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Good.
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Watch, it's just stage around 4.
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Okay,
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slide. From Assistant 6.
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Assistant 6.
02:48
Yeah, source of the odor is roofers laying down new tar.
02:52
Turned over maintenance, you can make six in the Firemore Shell album.
02:58
This is okay.

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