Elevated natural gas and carbon monoxide found near school gym, Boulder CO
Fire & ArsonFire crews in Boulder are investigating slightly elevated natural gas and carbon monoxide levels near a school gym. The elevated readings are mainly confined to a closet. Crews are monitoring rooftop units for possible causes. There is no need to evacuate the school at this time.
Audio|Source: Boulder City Fire
01:48
Transcript:
00:00
You know, if you can re-position, go back to that roundabout.
00:03
We're going to get you guys on a rooftop. We do have a storage area that has a slightly elevated natural gas. We want to make sure that the rooftop units aren't possibly pushing some natural gas. We're getting about 1% natural gas in a closet up here on the gym side, as well as a low but elevated CO in this closet.
00:24
So... Come to the roundabout, we'll get you guys on the roof,
00:27
just look at those RTUs for us.
00:29
Copy that, we're on our way.
00:32
Rees, Melly.
00:33
Can you come back to that door and let me back in, please?
00:37
Oh, hey, Brandt, off one.
00:40
Go ahead.
00:41
Yeah, looking at this on satellite, I've got multiple different roof lines here.
00:46
Is that Charlie's side going to be best access or do you want us to try to get this from Alpha?
00:51
I think your Charlie is going to be best. We're on the corner by the base, or I'm sorry, the soccer field over here.
00:58
So I'm looking at the roundabout right now. I think your best access is going to be Charlie.
01:08
BC143 engine 141.
01:10
Just a heads up, we've got BVSD with us still.
01:14
They're checking to see what if they turned to shoot on in the last week or so.
01:21
So we get to figure out which pieces of utility equipment are being turned on.
01:27
Still investigating, still keeping use agent.
01:30
The time 143, okay.
01:32
Do we need to evacuate the school? Negative.
01:37
Our numbers are pretty low here.
01:39
Like they're concentrated in a closet,
01:42
and they're pretty low levels, even in the closet.
01:46
The tie, 143, okay. Continue to stage.
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Boulder, CO
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