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Gas smell investigated at Asheville tool storeAsheville NC

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Patton Ave, Asheville, NC 28806

Firefighters responded to Northern Tool store near Tunnel Road in Asheville after a report of a gas smell. They investigated with gas meters and found elevated readings near the tool storage area. The scene was held with minimal personnel while other units cleared.

Audio|Heard on: Asheville Fire
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03:51
Transcript:
00:00
Coms from Engine 6.
00:03
Go ahead.
00:06
You show Engine 6 on scene.
00:09
It's good.
00:10
One-story,
00:12
tool store,
00:16
Northern Tool,
00:18
we're out to investigate.
00:19
Hold on time.
00:23
Have that on scene, Northern Tool, same as a one-story tool store, investigating all this time.
00:33
Communications, point in the stage, one building away,
00:36
we're on the same.
00:39
Quint then, okay.
00:45
Save the Tans on time.
00:46
Save the Tans on time.
00:50
Safe to Tann, okay.
00:56
Got a case not seen.
00:59
Okay.
01:07
Press your first of all right.
01:09
Good morning, Asheville Firefighters.
01:11
It is 0,725 seconds.
01:17
December the 8th, 2025.
01:20
Be sure to stay tuned for more excitement later to come, the weather.
01:26
Engine 6. Our manager, he said he came in this morning and it smells like gas inside.
01:31
We're going to go in with our gas meter and monitor.
01:36
We've got to monitor on the most gas meter.
01:43
Engine 6 from time, too.
01:47
Go ahead of Italian 2.
01:50
I'm not saying, I'll go ahead and send come in.
01:52
Just give me a camera port when you're ever.
01:56
Copy that. We're walking to the back of the store where there's melt the gas.
02:00
He said they removed a propane cylinder from the back, but it wasn't off casting.
02:09
Copy. Great communications from telling you.
02:13
Got you.
02:15
I'll be sent command.
02:17
We're going to continue in the offenses.
02:22
Continue to all this time, Stanley 2F, connoblee and alpha.
02:26
After that, the Diant 2nd Command, continuing offensive will be assignment, Dying 2 zone alpha.
02:36
Everyone on the same stage.
02:42
All right, long level 1.
02:44
Light 1 Squad 1.
02:45
Okay. Agent 2 is on the same level 1 as an infinite card.
02:53
Nation 2,
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okay.
02:58
Mission 2 from command.
03:01
If you'll come in and assist engine 6, with your sense at the meeting, please.
03:10
Man from Engine 6.
03:14
Go ahead.
03:17
Go ahead.
03:18
We're getting saint readings in the back where the tools are kept.
03:21
If you'll have Engine 2 come back this way, I think just us and them in a monitor would be sufficient for this.
03:31
Calvin, Agent 2 is on the way.
03:33
Great communications from you.
03:36
Go ahead, you.
03:38
You can cancel the assignment with the exception of Engine 6, Engine 2, myself,
03:44
and Safety 10.
03:46
Copy, the Battalion 2, Engine 6, Engine 2, Safety 2 will remain.
03:49
All the units can return to service, 705.

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Patton Ave, Asheville, NC 28806

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Incident Timeline

  1. Final Assessment and Incident Closure
  2. Investigation and Monitoring
  3. Manager Reports Odor
  4. Units Arrive and Begin Investigation
  5. Additional Location Information
  6. Initial Dispatch for Gas Leak

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