Odor investigation finds sewer gas at public building, Norfolk VA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/15/2025 08:21 AM

Near Poplar Hall Dr, Norfolk, VA 23502

Emergency crews responded to investigate an odor at a public building near Poplar Hall Drive. They detected sewer gas but found no hazardous readings or leaks.

Audio|Source: Norfolk City Fire and EMS Dispatch

02:23

Transcript:

00:00

Timmerge at Lee Hole, near Poplar Hall Drive, room 115.

00:04

1722.

00:07

Command of the battalion route.

00:09

There's an odor in the backstore room.

00:11

It doesn't smell like natural gas to me, but they'll have them run their monitors and investigate real quick.

00:16

Industry Lelf, and just do Bravo.

00:19

Two Bravo.

00:21

Battalion 2 arrives, copied comments.

00:23

I'm going to leave you in command at this point in time, just keep me updated.

00:28

Is that the only alarm is 4th floor? Stay well.

00:33

What?

00:35

TIG-10th-Roft.

00:41

Medic-11 respond for hemorrhage near Poplar Hall Drive, room 115 at Lee Hall, Hall, on Tack 2.

00:47

Medic-11 respond for hemorrhage, near Poplar Hall Drive, room 115 at Lee Hall.

00:53

Tack 2, 1123.

00:55

I'm getting 4-4-Hall.

00:58

Glad it, since arrived.

01:00

For the I-3-J building, correct?

01:04

That is correct.

01:05

All right, try for reset.

01:08

Potent, do you the command?

01:11

Command, go ahead.

01:13

Has the Shoe Depot been evacuated, will you investigate?

01:19

Reset complete.

01:20

All right, ladder 7, clear.

01:24

Negative.

01:25

That one is that one?

01:28

Bladder 7, copy.

01:31

I don't have any evidence of a leak whatsoever at this point.

01:34

Initial readings are zero.

01:36

I just want them to do a quick run through before we clear it.

01:40

Received.

01:46

Saturday Night in command.

01:48

Just be advised, I checked the unit right next door.

01:51

There's no odor over here at all.

01:53

Receive.

01:57

Rescue two to command.

01:59

Go ahead.

02:05

All readings were within normal limits.

02:07

Smelt to be just sewer gas.

02:17

Commandant, Battalion 2, I'm going to come out and talk to you face-to-face.

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