Firefighters investigate gas odor near South Whitney St, Hartford CT
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, firefighters responded to reports of a gas odor at an apartment near South Whitney Street in Hartford. One person reported feeling lightheaded. Crews found a slight odor near a newly installed stove, shut off the gas supply, and notified the gas company. No readings were found on gas meters.
Audio|Heard on: Hartford Fire Department
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02:24
Transcript:
00:00
Engine eleven, engine eight, engine five, ladder five, ladder six, pack one, district one.
00:04
Near South Whitney Street.
00:07
Apartment 3 Sierra.
00:09
For a gas odor.
00:10
One party feeling lightheaded.
00:12
Park Street, Chadwick Ave.
00:14
Fire incident one.
00:20
Engine 11, engine 8, engine 5, ladder 5, ladder 6, tech 1, district 1.
00:25
Near South Whitney Street, apartment 3 Sierra.
00:30
For a gas odor, caller feeling lightheaded though declining assistance.
00:36
Park Street Chadwick Ave.
00:39
Fire incident one.
00:44
Ladder five on scene.
00:46
Looks like a two-story wood frame, and we're walking up.
00:49
Ladder five is command.
00:53
Ladder five has command at 2334.
00:58
Yeah, it's truck one.
01:00
Yeah, we got a three-story brick.
01:02
We're the caller now.
01:03
We're walking in.
01:17
Yeah, Chief, maybe a slight odor around the oven.
01:20
Nothing on the meter.
01:22
You can break this down, hold us in 11s.
01:24
I need the gas company, I'll call them.
01:26
But for now we're all set.
01:31
Engine 11, Ladder 5 only.
01:36
District One fire alarm for South Whitney.
01:38
We're going to break it down to Engine Eleven and Ladder Five only.
01:42
Ladder Five is going to remain in command.
01:44
District One's available.
01:48
Ten Four, holding Engine Eleven, Ladder Five only at twenty-three forty-nine.
02:03
Yeah, Cap. We walked the exterior, checked the main line.
02:06
No odors, no reading.
02:07
We gained access to the basement.
02:09
It's deadbolted and there's a bunch of stuff blocking the door.
02:15
I think we isolated it to the stove.
02:17
They just had it installed today.
02:19
So we're just going to shut the, yeah, stop supply.
02:23
And they'll contact the owner.
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Location mentioned:
S Whitney St, Hartford, CT 06106
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