Backpack with wires found near gas tank in shopping area, Rogers AR
Fire & ArsonEmergency personnel responded to a report of a strong natural gas odor near the parking lot of Shoe Carnival at West Poplar Street and South Promenade Boulevard. A backpack with exposed wires was found near a gas tank, prompting police and fire investigation. Traffic was diverted in the area as a precaution.
Audio|Source: Northwest Arkansas Public Safety
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Transcript:
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We are going to be sending SD for the fire side of this.
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The car advised that there is a gas tank and they could hear and smell a gas odor, but they did advise that there was a backpack near it that has wires coming out and it looked like it was connected to the gas.
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Ladder 1. Respond to an investigative natural gas alert.
00:31
Outside odor, unknown source.
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At West Poplar Street and South Promenade Boulevard, West Poplar Street and South Promenade Boulevard, map page 5,023.203.
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Not a half real penny.
00:49
Definitely.
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311 point.
00:56
These up, these night, you so.
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Ladder 1, natural gas leak, West Poplar Street and South Promenade Boulevard, West Poplar Street, South Promenade Boulevard.
01:07
Responding for a guest of smell and sound will be on the corner by the parking lot of Shoe Carnival.
01:13
We do have PD en route first suspicious of it involving the gas smell.
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On page 5223, 5023-5023.
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Check work.
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640.
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Go ahead.
01:29
And those officers are on scene out there.
01:32
We're just directing that for a little bit to, like, figure out what's going on.
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Okay.
01:38
4-1030-198, F2, accidental.
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Okay.
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3.50, I'm in the back.
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He's agreed to move it, so we should be good here in just a second.
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Do we advise off the stage?
01:56
Stand 4.
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Get it's simple.
05:14
Can we get some units to block off just south of this location here on Promenade, direct traffic around it? People are driving right past it.
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Clock five on the same, publishing with one that street command.
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Location mentioned:
S Promenade Blvd, Rogers, AR 72758
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