Hissing noise caused by construction off-gassing near Starbucks, Charlotte NC


A hissing sound reported near Starbucks and South Boulevard Chevy was investigated. Construction workers confirmed it was off-gassing of compressed air and water from gas line valving. The substances are not hazardous, and the work will continue throughout the day.
Audio|Source: Charlotte and Mecklenburg County Fire
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Transcript:
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On South Boulevard, the employees at the premise of the Starbucks contact at a CMPD sergeant who requested us respond.
00:09
The sergeant is not on scene.
00:11
They advised if you take the gravel road between the Starbucks and South Boulevard Chevy, you can hear a gasline hissing.
00:17
We've had no calls from anywhere in the premise.
00:20
You do have a hydrant at Longleaf Drive in South Boulevard.
00:23
Letter 39, lift assist, (number withheld) road.
00:28
Letter 39, lift-assist, (number withheld) dell road.
00:33
Engine 6, cardiac arrest, (number withheld) sharing road.
00:37
Engine 6, cardiac arrest, (number withheld) sharing road.
00:40
Tanger 6, cardiac arrest, (number withheld) sharing road.
00:41
Tanger 20 to alarm, cancer, lock, and between 20 cable.
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10-4 to 20.
00:45
Holding with engine 20. Control time, 1046.
00:47
Long to see and PD.
00:48
Hey, just want to go ahead.
00:50
It appears that they're offgassing something, there's plenty of workers on site.
00:53
So we're going to go by Starbucks telling that they're just working on the site.
00:58
Okay, Lord of 20, I'll go ahead and call police and make sure they're aware as well.
01:01
Nowarm control, ladder 40 you can cancel.
01:04
Topic control at 1048.
01:05
929, Mint Hill, Station 2, Rescue, Delfront Unconscious, (number withheld) Lawyers Road.
01:11
Apartment (number withheld), Opts 4, Mac Office 4.
01:13
News 3-0.
01:14
Mail 23, copy en route.
01:16
97-year-old female was found unconscious, patient-in-breathing.
01:19
Do you get a C-NPidion in route? College advisory that's going to be in obvious 1067.
01:25
Apartment 8.
01:26
Apartment 8.
01:27
Battalion five dollars.
01:29
Okay, five, go ahead.
01:30
I just spoke with the construction workers.
01:32
They're going to be doing this most of the day.
01:33
It's some gas line valving and stuff that's brand new and it's basically just compressed air and water that's coming out.
01:43
Nothing hazardous.
01:44
They said they're going to be doing it all day.
01:47
Ten-four, we'll drop a caution note, so we'll be aware of us.
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South Blvd, Charlotte, NC
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