Gas odor investigation at Highland Parkway residence, St Paul MN
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a report of a natural gas smell at a residence near Highland Parkway. Crews checked the basement dryer and furnace, used gas meters, and monitored the building. The building was partially evacuated but no hazardous gas readings were found. The homeowner remained on site and the gas company was notified and expected to arrive.
Audio|Source: Saint Paul Fire
06:14
Transcript:
00:00
Dispatch, Chief Ones route 1688 Highland Parkway. Copy, Chief One inrop 1688 Highland Parkway, called him by the record, reporting some natural gas interior, possibly from the basement near the gas dryer. Excel has been advised. Chief-on-Cappies.
00:29
Can you call back? This apartment 1 is incorrect. The person in apartment 101 did not call. Copy. Stand by. Medics 6 dispatch. Previous phone history shows possible apartment 100, but I'm still doing a callback.
00:58
Copy, we'll try that. 1030. Dispatch, Medic. Medic. 6. Update the address to Apartment 100, we may contact. Dispatch, 119. 919, go. 919 on scene 1688.
01:26
Highland Parkway. We've got two-story single-family residents. There's an individual standing outside. Nothing showing site alpha will be investigating, establishing Highland Command.
01:38
Rescue three, on scene. To man, this is the ladder 19 portable. Go for Twitter. The meter appears to be normal. We're going to go inside and monitor. You can move the squad up, enter on the Charlie side.
02:05
Copy that. ...apartment building. Nothing is showing from side Alpha, Bravo, and Delta. The building is partially evacuated. Engine 631 will have Larpenter Command, and Medic 610 will be investigating company. Copy nothing showing, partially evacuated, 1032.
02:27
Medicaid copies. It's always state. Oh man, this is latter 19.
02:32
Command, this is ladder 19. Scratch Highland, Command. Go, command. They're doing some street work over here, too. We're going to monitor where they were doing some exploratory drilling in the street. Individual with the drilling company stated that a bus went by that was kind of...
03:00
Nell-A so that might be contributing to what's going on here but we'll keep investigating. Copy. Highland Command, this is... Highland Command is Chief One. Go Chief One. I'm on scene, I'll take Command, Copy, Ladder 19, rescue here, investigating, correct?
03:29
That is affirmative. Cross Street. Ladder 19, this is Ladder 19 portable. Go. We did get a slight order of gas by the dryer in the basement. Rescue 3 is investigating with her non-vision. We will report their findings. Copy that.
03:57
Command Rescue 3. No Rescue 3. Currently, we are not picking up any readings of natural gas. We can handle. So you're good with that. Command copies, not finding any hazards, and the caller is on site for Excell's arrival, correct?
04:24
Yeah, the homeowner is on site. We've come through the furnace dryer and we put some water in the trap. We're not picking up anything. Normal atmospheres in here. Can you copy is if you can just inform the homeowner that XL gas will be arriving in about half an hour. Copy, I'll let her know.
04:50
Highland Parkway Command. Go, Command. Rescue 3 is investigated. They're finding no hazards, no natural gas readings, no other issues at this time. If you could update X-L gas that we found nothing, and the caller will be on site awaiting their arrival. The command is terminated.
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Location mentioned:
Near W Highland Pkwy, St Paul, MN 55116
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