Gas odor detected in building on Paul St, Harrisonburg VA
Fire & ArsonFire department units responded to a building on Paul St after reports of a gas odor inside. Gas levels were detected on the first floor, but the second floor and basement were clear. The source is thought to be a stove without a proper gas disconnect. Crews worked to shut off the main gas supply to ensure safety. The property owner was contacted during the investigation.
Audio|Source: Harrisonburg Fire & EMS
03:12
Transcript:
00:00
Investigations, command.
00:02
In the 45 location.
00:04
It was 45 location.
00:06
Go ahead.
00:13
So they ran from Riner Reynolds.
00:14
You probably want to contact one of them.
00:16
We're trying to gain access to the basement now.
00:22
Okay. Command[1] Radio.
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Command[1]. Command.
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See,
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you can find a 24-hour contact for Riner-Rentals.
00:35
Contact, have them respond.
00:39
Radio is direct.
00:45
Command[1] radio. Command.
00:46
I got to hold of Mr. Reiner. You can disregard.
01:00
Investigation of me.
01:12
Okay, we're still getting smell and read first thing.
01:16
The second floor is clear, we check the basement from what we can gather.
01:20
If it's the whole basement, it's clear.
01:22
Make our best at this point is to isolate the gas on the outside of the whole house.
01:27
The only you get here.
01:34
Investigation. I was on the phone with the property owner.
01:37
You guys, the second floor is clear, still odor and detecting gas on the first floor and the basement was clear.
01:46
We don't. Correct.
01:47
We're thinking it's the stove, but we can't guarantee that. So I don't know if the best match is isolate the gas for the old building.
01:54
The stove should have a disconnect behind it.
01:58
Can't get it?
02:00
So we pulled it out and from what we can tell there is no disconnect.
02:04
All right, we'll address that with running rental too.
02:11
What's the highest reading we found?
02:15
Thousand.
02:16
All right, let's go ahead and shut the meter off then.
02:28
Command[1] engine 910.
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910.
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You can go in service.
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Direct.
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Angel one all stringed.
02:46
Go ahead. Engine four,
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operator, don't kill the gases yet.
02:54
I'm good.
03:01
Command[1], we've able to find a disconnect for the study. We got it shut off. We're going over here for a minute and we'll go back and check-out.
03:11
Okay.
Police codes explained
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Command: Incident command established/IC designation
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Location mentioned:
Paul St, Harrisonburg, VA 22801
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