Strong natural gas odor reported in apartment, Springfield MA


Fire units responded to a strong natural gas odor in an apartment on Bay Street. Residents could not shut off the gas after cleaning the stove. The apartment was evacuated with no reported injuries.
Audio|Source: Springfield Fire
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Transcript:
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Engine 8. Respond to near Bay St.
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Apartment B. Natural gas.
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Engineer, you're responding with Truck 2 to near Bay St., Apartment B, with this natural gas.
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Callers saying that the grandmother was cleaning the stove here,
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and now they're unable to shut off the gas.
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There's a strong smell of gas coming from the house and can still hear the gas on as well.
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They are evacuating the house as well.
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Nobody's having any symptoms.
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Location mentioned:
Near Bay St, Springfield, MA 01109
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