Gas leak detected flowing into storm drain near Phinney Ave, Seattle WA


Fire crews responded to a report of a natural gas odor near Phinney Avenue North. After investigation, they found gas leaking into a storm drain but no active fire or explosion. Authorities were notified and hazards checked. No injuries were reported.
Audio|Source: Seattle Fire
02:46
Transcript:
00:00
This is a letter 9-5311, Phine Avenue North.
00:03
This is updated from the call for the intersection. Did we get confirmation that it was coming from the north home, or is that just the closest address?
00:20
This information is from the location that the location that the caller believes this is coming from.
00:30
All right, okay, we'll establish the city avenue command, digit 9-9 on your arrival, assume command, we're investigating.
00:39
Deni-night at, assuming, sending command.
00:42
Okay,
00:46
Janine, the City Command[1].
00:54
The batch engine 35 is at, 840, 15, and broadband west.
01:02
H-35 at Lepetian.
01:05
We've walked a block down to the southwest corner of 53 in Citi. We're not smelling anything.
01:18
Can you give the caller a call back and see if we can pinpoint a better location for this?
01:25
That's affirmative.
01:26
Not selling anything at this point. Be advised, the gas meter is on the north side of the building.
01:39
All units for the command. We're not selling anything on the north side of the building either.
01:43
Engine 9 is moving to the west side of the building.
01:54
Dispatch engine 35, it looks like there is gas flowing into the storm drain.
02:05
Cage 35, confirming fuel into the storm drain.
02:10
We'll make some additional notifications.
02:15
This has any command.
02:16
We have no natural gas. We've contacted the occupant. We are in the right location.
02:22
Engine 9, ladder 9, in service.
02:26
Okay,
02:29
command,
02:30
no metal gas around in the area.
02:32
I'll use in service.
02:36
This match for any command,
02:38
hold on that code green. We have somebody else walking up to us now.
02:44
Okay, man.
Police codes explained
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[1]
Command: Incident Command; the authority/position coordinating incident operations
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