Investigation of suspected gas leak near Noblesville high school, Noblesville IN


Fire and emergency units are investigating a possible hazardous gas or unknown substance in sewer drains near a high school and Cumberland Road in Noblesville, Indiana. Multiple units are on scene, checking readings in various locations including storm drains and manhole covers. The gas appears to be contained near Cumberland Road as readings near the high school are diminishing to zero. The gas company is responding to assess the severity.
Audio|Source: Hamilton County Fire & EMS
03:14
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 376, Battalion 307.
00:04
Go ahead.
00:07
Have you taken any readings to the south of us yet?
00:13
We've checked the manhole covers south of the school.
00:15
We haven't found anything at this time.
00:17
We're moving back west on Longuance.
00:23
Okay, but you check the ones right off Cumberland south of us here?
00:32
We didn't go up Cumberland, we stayed on Monument, but yes, we checked all those.
00:41
Okay, if you could, before you leave that area, if you could come up in this grass area between the high school parking lot and Cumberland Road and see if we've got anything north of monuments in those sewer drains down there?
01:07
Apparatus on Bentleyway on Vinten 10.
01:16
Man from engine 375.
01:19
Go ahead, 375.
01:25
As we get closer to the school, it's definitely going down.
01:28
We check the storm drain right next to the school, we're getting zero.
01:32
So it seems like it is really just contained to Cumberland.
01:35
Like I said, as we get closer to the high school, it keeps diminishing until zero.
01:42
Okay, thank you.
01:43
That's good news.
01:52
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02:09
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02:15
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02:18
Your drop time for your test was 1424.
02:24
Okay, thank you.
02:26
There'll be another one coming.
02:29
I'm clear.
02:30
Hey, man from control on scene time, 30.
02:37
Man, engine 76.
02:44
Go ahead, 76.
02:49
We're still not getting any readings.
02:51
We're up past the parking lot on Cumberland at this point.
02:58
Okay, I see you can stop there.
03:01
I think we're dealing with something right here at this intersection down here.
03:05
So let's just have you hang tight right there.
03:07
We're waiting on the gas company to tell us how bad this is.
03:14
Clear.
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Cumberland Rd, Noblesville, IN
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