Gas odor traced to burner left on in apartment, Trumbull CT


Firefighters responded to a strong gas odor in a multi-story apartment building in Trumbull, CT. They confirmed the smell on several floors and found a burner left on in apartment 207 on the second floor. Residents reported smelling gas through vents. Access to a mechanical room suspected to be involved was blocked due to a locked door. The gas company was contacted to assist on the scene.
Audio|Source: Trumbull Fire
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Transcript:
00:00
And, uh,
00:03
Chief, we just got off the elevator, second floor.
00:05
We have a heavy odor, heavy odor, and both fall on hell and hold myself.
00:08
Sniff, it's just.
00:14
Trammell, engine 305 is taking arrival, three and one, staging at the entrance.
00:24
305, you can bring it down.
00:26
Staying your right.
00:27
Come in from that, so.
00:31
Two have five receives.
00:38
From below if you commit.
00:42
General's on coming.
00:47
Do you have the gas company here,
00:50
Herb?
00:53
In process of contacting NG.
00:59
Oh,
01:05
yeah. Oh, yeah. Four is on.
01:07
One answer.
01:28
Yeah, if you want to send them up to the third, I'm like too, guys, please.
01:40
Special commute, command.
01:46
Head on.
01:49
Command[1] gas company TLS in 30 minutes.
01:56
Thank you for me.
01:57
Thank you.
02:01
No,
02:03
you're checking 205, but the parties out here were saying it was 209 in that area as well as welcome.
02:13
I receive.
02:20
305 officer to command.
02:26
I'm in an apartment 310 and she's reporting she smells gas through the vent.
02:32
It could possibly be in a mechanic room on her deck.
02:49
305 affirmative.
02:52
We have a problem that doors locked and we can not get in there.
03:07
Second floor, Department 207, the burner was left on.
03:12
We're going to need to not actually literally.
03:13
The point of check department's adjacent.
03:19
I see a human variable.
03:26
I see a 207.
03:28
It's like a four requiring ventilation.
03:33
204 can you take care of it?
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Command: Unit is establishing incident command
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Trumbull, CT 06611
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