Fire crews respond to gas odor reports near Wall Street, Morganton NC

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/17/2025 05:20 PM

Near Jim Wall St, Morganton, NC 28655

Fire department responded to reports of a strange indoor odor near Wall Street. Possible gas leak suspected and gas provider notified. Scene secured with law enforcement present. No fire confirmed.

Audio|Source: Burke County Public Safety

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Transcript:

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Fire,

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near Wall Street, Cross Street, Eastbrook Circle,

00:05

Strange odor indoors.

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00:13

Fire,

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near Wall Street, Cross Street, Eastbrook Circle, strange odor indoors.

00:20

Timeout,

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2021.

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45 Earth, scene secure.

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CREA. Cure.

00:35

CREA.

00:38

306 Main Avenue West.

00:40

Law enforcement on penalized, scene secure.

00:42

You can continue on routine traffic.

00:48

7 engine 2, responding.

00:52

Respondent.

01:02

He took 29 on cat, daughter.

01:08

All right.

01:14

Hacker truck, too, one thing.

01:19

All right.

01:28

264, first responders, 2926, Indian Hills Avenue, Cross Street, Apache Drive, Hemorrhage, routine response.

01:38

64 first responders, 2926, Indian Hills Avenue, Cross Street, Apache Drive, hemorrhage, routine response, timeout,

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24.

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Under behind the residence.

01:54

Okay.

01:59

Coral is on to see.

02:02

You can no longer see them on her camera outside it.

02:08

I'm unable to provide direction of tribal.

02:12

Okay. Okay.

02:17

I, Lindbergh, come in right to the Indian Hillscom.

02:24

I agree truck 2, Burke.

02:29

I agree truck 2.

02:32

Truck 2 will be arriving Indian Hills, 7th Main Avenue.

02:40

Recease. Reset.

02:47

67 engine 2 is going to be arriving on Wall Street.

02:53

67 Engine 2 on Wall Street.

02:57

Utilize TAC one simplex one, they advised it was going to be a gas odor.

03:01

They do have Blue Ridge as their gas provider.

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