Natural gas leak in two-story home causes evacuation, Kalamazoo MI


A natural gas leak occurred inside a two-story residential building near Euclid Avenue. Residents felt lightheaded and evacuated safely. Responders found the leak source in the basement. Traffic and a fire hydrant in front of the house are impacting emergency access.
Audio|Source: Kalamazoo County Fire and MSP District 5
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Transcript:
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engine seven truck six and squad six on a natural gas leak inside near Euclid Avenue across the west michigan and redwood avenue so there's no gas in the home and feel lightheaded
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when you're in route dispatch to clear at 33 minutes.
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Everybody's out of the house.
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Walking up right now, two-story residential structure.
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Looks like you've got a hydrant planted right in front of the house.
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It's going to be a lot of traffic and challenges for the rig through here.
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Copy, I'll show you out.
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Everyone out of the building, two-story structure and nothing showing a lot of traffic out in front that's going to cause some problems and a hydrant out in front.
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Thank you.
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Sorry, I'm doing a walk through right now.
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It's a basement source.
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Clear doing a walker.
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Yes, why, coming through.
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Location mentioned:
Near Euclid Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49006
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