Fire units investigate gas odor near Highway 25, Hodges SC
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a report of a strong natural gas odor near Highway 25 North in Hodges. The smell was believed to be coming from a manhole, possibly related to sewage. Units arrived to investigate and confirmed the odor source area.
Audio|Heard on: Greenwood County Fire Services
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03:30
Transcript:
00:00
Station 43, you'll respond to the area near Highway 25 North.
00:06
Near Highway 25 North, report of a strong smell of natural gas in the area.
00:19
14 copy.
00:21
Station 40 copy.
00:28
Rescue en route.
00:35
Engine 14's en route, Highway 25 North with two.
00:44
Can you repeat?
00:49
Engine 14's en route, 25 North, R2.
00:54
Acknowledged.
01:00
Get out. Engine 14,
01:03
There's also a history in this area of a sewage smell coming from Hodges.
01:12
Hi, we're just confirming it's the odor outside only.
01:17
Affirmative, this was called in by (name withheld) in the area.
01:34
Everyone, Engine 4 is going to be out.
01:40
Ten four.
01:42
Engine (number withheld), I am en route.
01:44
If you want to go ahead and cancel 14, but I'll leave it up to you, sir.
01:51
Stop it. That's continuing officers right now.
01:59
Copy. I'll meet you on scene right there near the manhole.
02:10
Great, we were (number withheld).
02:11
I'm in the area POV investigating.
02:29
I'm going to go down here to Skeets and turn around and come back up 25.
02:41
I'm going to check Rowlett Road to get this pump station right there.
02:45
Wonder if it could be coming from there.
02:58
Engine 40, you want to come up here? We have a manhole cover that's knocked off.
03:17
Greenwood Engine 14 is in the area.
03:23
14, if you'll go about a quarter mile above my truck, there's a manhole where the smell is coming from.
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Location mentioned:
US-25, Hodges, SC 29653
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