Gas leak investigated at Northern Tool store in Asheville, Asheville NC
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Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to a reported gas leak at the Northern Tool store near Patton Avenue in Asheville. The store manager noticed a smell of gas inside the building. Crews investigated the source, suspecting a propane cylinder leak that was not properly turned off. No fire damage was reported during the investigation.
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Transcript:
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Battalion 1, Safety 10, Quint 10, Engine 6, Rescue 3, Engine 2, Squads 1, Ladder 1.
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Near Patton Avenue.
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Gas leak inside building.
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Battalion 1, Safety 10, Quint 10, Engine 6, Rescue 3, Engine 2, Squad 1, Ladder 1.
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Near Patton Avenue.
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Gas leak inside building.
00:26
Piney Park Road, and Old Haywood Road.
00:29
On fire, too.
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Communications from a town of two.
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Good.
00:43
You can place me on that gas leak and cancel the battalion one.
00:48
Okay.
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The timeline.
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One copy directs available.
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Continue in a row.
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With the fire channel.
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Fire two.
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Thank you, sir.
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Yes, sir.
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Coms from Engine 6.
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Go ahead.
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You show Engine 6 on scene.
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It's good.
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One-story,
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tool store,
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Northern Tool,
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we're out to investigate.
01:32
Hold on time.
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Have that on scene, northern tool, same as a one-story tool store, investigating all this time.
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Communications, point in the stage, one building away,
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we're on the same.
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Quint then, okay.
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Save the Tans on time.
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Save the Tans on time.
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Safe to Tann, okay.
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Got a case not seen.
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Okay.
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Press your first of all right.
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Good morning, Asheville Firefighters.
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It is 0,725 seconds.
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December the 8th, 2025.
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Be sure to stay tuned for more excitement later to come, the weather.
02:39
Agent 6. Our manager, he said he came in this morning and it smells like gas inside.
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We're going to go in with our gas meter and monitor.
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We've got to monitor on the most gas meter.
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Agent 6 from time, too.
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Go ahead of Italian 2.
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I'm not saying, I'll go ahead and send come in.
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Just give me a camera port when you're ever.
03:09
Copy that. We're walking to the back of the store where there's melt the gas.
03:13
He said they removed a propane cylinder from the back, but it wasn't off casting.
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Location mentioned:
Patton Ave, Asheville, NC 28806
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