Sewer gas odor investigated on downtown block, Fredericksburg VA
Fire & ArsonEmergency personnel investigated a sewer gas odor on a downtown block in Fredericksburg. Fire and rescue teams checked several businesses and basements using gas meters. Public works confirmed no ongoing sewer work nearby. No hazardous gas levels or fire were detected during the search.
Audio|Source: Stafford County and Fredericksburg Fire and EMS
02:25
Transcript:
00:00
Bresby from Williams Street Command. Can you contact public works and see if they're doing any water sewer work downtown today?
00:09
The odor of sewer gas on this block.
00:19
Come here from truck 1701.
00:21
Can you get somebody outside to go into the butcher and see if they've got keys to the sub-leased commercial property that's below them? That's going to be our basement access.
00:32
I walk through, like I said, first floor, second floor, third floor.
00:35
No obvious findings.
00:37
Maybe a slight snow in the lobby, but I wouldn't say it was gas. It might have been sewer gas.
00:44
Major 17.1 are you going to the butcher?
00:50
I'm gonna... Truck 17-01-siller. I'm in the basement right now with the representative.
00:57
The street, come in.
01:05
Yes, ma'am.
01:08
Public works doesn't have anything immediately in that area. They are having a ditch paved somewhere on Williams Street, but they're going to send a representative over to you guys, a p. address.
01:19
Okay, thank you.
01:25
Man, from Andrew Woff.
01:29
Go ahead.
01:33
We're checking in the blitzer shop now, the owner of the blitzer shops that he's got keyed to the basement and did a couple other spaces if we need them.
01:41
We're not getting any smells, we're just running meters through.
01:47
Confirming zero readings?
01:51
Affirmative.
01:57
Trump, have you had any readings?
02:03
No readings and no smell.
02:06
I'm in the cupcake shop. It's the basement.
02:14
He's 17-1 from command. You just take four or five real quick.
02:21
I got you.
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Location mentioned:
William St, Fredericksburg, VA 22401
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