Gas odor reported in apartment building found safe, Odenton MD

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/12/2025 06:39 PM

Near Linden Grove Pl, Odenton, MD 21113

Responders were sent to an apartment building near Linden Grove Place after a gas odor was reported. They inspected all levels, stairwells, and exterior gas shutoff but found no gas readings. The call was determined to be a false alarm with good intent.

Audio|Source: Anne Arundel County Fire and EMS

03:13

Transcript:

00:00

Thanks all responding to 134 Ritchie Highway for the fall.

00:05

2.2 command.

00:10

We're making a way up to the third story.

00:27

To begin checking individual apartments.

00:30

We have no odor on the first or second stairwell.

00:34

Okay,

00:38

I copy. He has no odors,

00:41

No readings in the first or second stairwell, making way the third floor.

00:57

Back to all right.

01:14

2nd2 command.

01:15

We have no odor note readings on the fence around the doors on the third-story apartment.

01:26

Okay, and you checked the main areas on both the other levels as well, correct?

01:33

That's correct, and we're assessing the exterior of the E department.

01:37

We have no one coming out to tell us where they smell the gas.

01:47

Okay, I mean notes that just says only nod right inside the 7-05 building.

01:56

Okay,

01:57

We're going to be a better way out to track the exterior on the gift shut off.

02:07

Okay.

02:20

2 command. We checked all three levels.

02:25

And the occupier, I have no odor, no reading.

02:31

Okay, I'm going to mark it with good intent.

02:35

Lyndon Grove, command of fire alarm for final update.

02:39

Good.

02:42

Units are operating on Box 2018-705 Lyndon Grove Place.

02:48

They're operating a three-story type 5 multifamily dwelling reports from an occupant from an unknown apartment of smelling gas just inside of building number 705.

03:00

Engine 282 investigated all three levels, the stairwell around doors and the exterior shutoff.

03:07

They had no, there's no readings.

03:09

We're going to call this a good intent call.

03:11

All units are coming available and ready, I'm canceling commands.

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Near Linden Grove Pl, Odenton, MD 21113

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