False alarm at auto shop near school, Bellevue WA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to reports of a possible gas leak and smoke near West Lake Sammamish in Bellevue. The investigation found that the observed smoke was actually steam from a boiler room, and no fire or gas leak was present.
Audio|Heard on: King WA Fire-Tac Group Calls
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00:59
Transcript:
00:00
Smell of natural gas outside getting stronger as they approach near West Lake Sammamish.
00:09
Engine 112 copy short.
00:10
Will the RP be staying in the area?
00:13
Engine 112 copy, we'll head towards near West Lake Sammamish, check it out.
00:18
10-161, engine 164 and ladder 162.
00:20
This is called in from a passerby stating that there's billowing black smoke coming from the auto shop attached to the school.
00:30
Battalion 161, copy and confirming that the RP is no longer in the area.
00:36
Engine 134 is at scene.
00:39
Six four, I think this is going to be the steam from the boiler room here.
00:42
I'm going to do a drive around though.
00:45
Copy that, it looks like the same to me.
00:48
Dispatch from Battalion 161,
00:50
Let's go ahead and cancel ladder and you can show Engine 164 and Battalion 161 back in service.
00:56
This is steam.
00:57
Copy, steam from the boiler room.
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Location mentioned:
West Lake Sammamish, Bellevue, WA
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