Investigation of possible gas odor near San Marcos and 2nd Street, Sanford FL
Fire & ArsonFire and emergency units responded to a report of a possible gas odor near San Marcos Avenue and 2nd Street in Sanford. Officers checked the gas meter and surrounding areas but found no gas readings or signs of a leak inside the building. There was a strong odor detected in the parking lot that diminished closer to the building. Access to the county services building was limited as it remained locked, and employees were leaving the area. Maintenance was contacted to secure the gas meter to prevent further issues.
Audio|Source: Seminole County Fire and EMS
05:26
Transcript:
00:00
Tower, can you just block Mellonville at 2nd Street? Copy.
00:13
We're not getting any readings by the meter.
00:16
There's just no sound to flow on the meter, but no odors, or no readings by the meter, but...
00:22
Copy, is there a movement on the meter?
00:32
Can you start calling the maintenance numbers that are in the premise notes, see if we can get a maintenance responder?
00:38
The time, 31.
00:44
The 2ndy-37 is on the air.
00:47
All right, that's 307 on there.
00:53
Amanda Tower 31.
00:54
Can you walk around that building 360 and see if there's any open doors so we can see if there's anything that's flowing inside?
01:02
Copy.
01:03
Okay.
01:09
16308, it's a patient.
01:10
30 with patient.
01:15
Tensu30A with patient. Tensu30A with patient.
01:17
Tensu30 with patient.
01:19
Pusty-60 with station.
01:22
Taking a patient.
01:28
Okay. Okay.
01:29
Okay.
01:33
All seconds, three, command,
01:36
facilities have a one-hour ETA.
01:39
Command, okay.
01:45
What city do you want to command off?
01:47
3-6 to the building.
01:48
There's definitely something running in there.
01:50
Sounds like a dryer of some sort.
01:57
Copy. Battalion 4 is coming to you.
01:59
He's going to be able to have access to that building.
02:06
Oh, Second Street Command, FPU, ETA, one hour.
02:12
Okay.
02:17
4 to 31, you do have a strong odor off the parking lot.
02:28
We're going to make you safety.
02:31
Check, battalion for safety.
02:35
We'll see if it's just something leaking inside that we can isolate, and if not, then we'll just shut it off of the meter.
02:44
Check.
02:46
The odor dissipates getting closer to the building, but we do have a strong odor off the parking lot.
02:53
Safety the interior cruise, we have been all clear of that building.
02:59
Not in the maintenance building, not yet.
03:00
We're still trying to make access to it, but the county services building is still locked it by one-second employees are trickling out.
03:12
That's affirmative. We still have employees come out.
03:18
Commanding is a 31 driver.
03:20
The 31 driver, guide.
03:24
On the south corner there at San Marcos and 2nd Street, there's some traffic cones and a barricade and some yellow flags.
03:30
Does it look like they did some recent digging there?
03:37
From the looks of it, it doesn't look like it's recent.
03:42
Copy.
03:47
Commander Tower 31, were you able to make access into the building?
03:54
You might have one door open, but it was a utility closet.
04:06
Engine 211 Vehicle Fire, Fence Per Road, at Povewood TR Select Fire 7.
04:22
T12. P 12.
04:26
Pressure 12 available.
04:28
Brust B12.
04:34
Keeps the command, that meter's spinning pretty good.
04:36
They're going to go ahead and secure the meter.
04:38
They've got to take a lock.
04:42
Command check.
04:47
Tower 31 driver.
04:51
Correct.
04:53
Go to the Alpha side with your Knox key and see if there's any keys for this maintenance building in that Knox box.
04:59
T.
05:02
311. You guys have been secured.
05:06
Copy. Attached it off at the meter.
05:14
2.11 check, cancel.
05:16
211 on the air.
05:22
Safety, the command, there's no Knoxbox location, there is a key box but it had nothing in it.
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Location mentioned:
San Marcos Ave & E 2nd St, Sanford, FL 32771
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