Gas leak odor prompts evacuation near Stark St, Portland OR
Fire & ArsonA gas leak odor was reported near Stark St vacuum store. Fire department responded, shut off the gas meter, and evacuated people as a precaution. No dangerous gas readings were found inside buildings. The gas leak situation was resolved and the incident was cleared.
Audio|Source: Portland Area Fire and Rescue
06:14
Transcript:
00:00
Command from Dispatch.
00:02
Go ahead.
00:04
Northwest Natural, ETA 30 minutes.
00:06
They did note they were of a, wear of an odor event in the area.
00:11
Some people have been saying it smells like sewage as well.
00:16
Command copies.
00:17
And we get police started to shut down traffic eastbound on Washington at 82nd.
00:23
Hey, friend.
00:26
Command engine 19B.
00:28
The gas meter was on the Stark Street side to shut it down.
00:31
It was spinning pretty fast.
00:35
Command copies, thank you.
00:39
All right, I have to hold up on stretching the line, just prepare.
00:45
Stand by.
00:51
19B from into 19, we guys move on to the inside monitor.
00:57
That's for move, that's our next step.
01:00
We're not going to be any readings inside on the monitor.
01:10
It's 19B if we can make you repeat that.
01:18
Engine 19,
01:21
we're getting no readings on the monitor.
01:24
There is a light smell, so get it.
01:29
Copy copies.
01:31
I want to go ahead and evacuate folks just in case.
01:36
Copy.
01:38
Command for mention 11B.
01:44
Confirm, you want us to hold up on backstretching to the hydrant and stretching a handline.
01:52
That's affirmative at the moment.
01:53
I want to make sure we see if we got that shut off at the moment.
01:57
It sounds like there's nothing going on on the inside, so let's slow down for a moment.
02:03
Copy that.
02:05
An age of 28's arrived at a secondary hydrant, 83rd, and Stark.
02:12
Command, copies.
02:15
Okay,
02:19
why don't you guys come up and assist with investigation?
02:22
28 copies will come up assist with investigation.
02:29
And command from dispatch.
02:32
Go ahead.
02:34
Please responding to a shooting, it may be well.
02:40
Okay, Jobbies.
02:46
And there's 19B.
02:47
We're going to check the next building towards the west, since this Stark Street vacuum is looking good.
02:57
Good jobbies, thank you.
03:04
D4 has arrived, I'll go ahead and start command.
03:07
You can join your crew in G19.
03:15
9322 arrived.
03:19
It's 950.
03:25
Angel, I'm from command.
03:32
Thank you, Chris.
03:38
Yeah, can you make, have you made contact with an employee to see how long they've been smelling and if it's been since they opened the store?
03:48
19B, are you able to handle that?
03:54
Thank you, V.
03:55
It has a firm.
04:01
Man from Region 11, what was that again with the employees?
04:06
Yeah, make contact with the employee and see how long they smell the gas, how long they've been open if they've smelled it since they opened the store.
04:15
Trump 25, command truck 25.
04:17
We're going to shut down the road here.
04:21
Yeah, command copy, thanks.
04:27
Command from Agent 11, so the employees opened that sign and they can spell it, so they opened it.
04:37
Okay, copy that.
04:39
Yeah, we'll wait until we get an update on the adjacent building.
04:44
There's still no readings in both buildings.
04:46
We'll pair this down.
04:47
Interrupt 25, you can just stand by.
04:52
Engine 19V from...
04:55
Command from Engine 19V.
04:58
There were no reading in the adjacent building.
05:00
We're checking the basement of both the initial building and the adjacent building.
05:08
Command copy, no readings, checking the basement.
05:15
Command Engine 19, the basement of the adjacent unit is whole clear.
05:21
Command, copy.
05:27
Command from Engine 19, the smell outside is dissipated and the meter is no longer spinning since it's been shut off.
05:37
Okay, command copy that.
05:41
Dispatch and all companies from command, I'm going to put a recall in this gas major.
05:45
We're going to leave engine 19, C4 working.
05:48
All others can return.
05:50
Opt 6 will be clear.
05:53
Dispatch copies the recall of the gas major at Starks Vacuum, 836 southeast Stark Street, engine 19 and C4 working.
06:01
Backed Opts 1 at Smith.
06:06
Information on Ops1.
06:08
The gas major incident at Stark's vacuums, 836 southeast Stark Street, has been recalled.
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Location mentioned:
Near SE Stark St, Portland, OR 97214
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