Gas leak reported near Pierce and West state street, Mason City IA
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Fire & ArsonA gas leak was reported near Pierce and West State Street. Emergency crews located and shut off the main gas line, stopping the hissing sound. They waited for the building keyholder and the utility company to arrive before entering the building.
Audio|Heard on: Cerro Gordo County Sheriff, Mason City Police and Fire
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05:19
Transcript:
00:00
We can hear the hissing smell of gas.
00:02
We're going to try to shut off the main here and locate a leak.
00:08
I'm not sure where it's leaking at the moment.
00:10
We're going to speak at the moment.
00:14
Section, you're going to attempt to control utilities.
00:22
Pierce and West State Street.
00:24
(number withheld).
00:26
(number withheld).
00:28
Toyota, silver.
00:34
Building, see if anybody's home, anybody's there.
00:38
If there's any access on the east side of the building.
00:45
Dispatch from 2306.
00:50
20-06.
00:52
Do you have a key holder for this building and also have you already contacted Alliant Energy? If not, go ahead and please do.
01:02
We will call Alliant Energy and I will check for a keyholder.
01:06
I'm assuming you need them to respond.
01:10
Careful.
01:16
Command from Investigate you.
01:24
There's no access from that you said.
01:31
Discate 2. Can you repeat your traffic, please?
01:37
No access.
01:40
4.
01:43
I do not see, I have not seen a Knox box anywhere, so.
01:52
There's a key box on the east side and about the middle of the building, but not a Knox Box.
01:58
And four.
02:04
Investigate 1.
02:05
Any luck on utilities?
02:11
Okay, Mary, nothing yet.
02:17
T-306.
02:21
Go ahead for 15th command.
02:25
Alliant Energy is wondering if you guys are hearing the hissing by the meter.
02:33
Command, investigate one.
02:37
Dismatch standby.
02:38
Go ahead, uh, investigate one.
02:40
Go ahead.
02:42
Hissing is controlled.
02:44
We started off at the main.
02:53
Dispatch 15th Street command.
02:56
Go ahead.
02:59
I'm not sure if you were direct on that, but we did manage to shut off the main and the hissing has stopped.
03:09
Acknowledgment (Message received / OK). I'm assuming you still want to lie to respond.
03:14
Acknowledgment (Message received / OK). Okay.
03:23
Investigate 1 or investigate 2, is there any possibility of respectful entry? I want to know if there's any gas inside that building.
03:36
Investigate 1 has not looked at that yet.
03:43
It is a few, we'll take a look at the doors on the east side again.
03:51
15th Street command.
03:56
Just match, go ahead for 15th command.
03:59
Alliant Energy then notified they'll have someone in route.
04:06
Dispatch 104.
04:07
Any luck on keyholder?
04:11
My partner is still attempting.
04:15
Acknowledgment (Message received / OK), thank you.
04:25
Go ahead.
04:31
The only door that might be able to be respectfully entered is here on the south,
04:38
east side.
04:44
104, stand by.
04:47
MSC8-1, do you have any readings outside the building at all?
04:55
15th Street Command from dispatch.
04:59
Go ahead, dispatch.
05:02
I have the owner of the building in route.
05:06
Shouldn't be too long.
05:09
Acknowledgment (Message received / OK), thank you.
05:15
Companies, we'll hold back on entry.
05:18
We'll wait for that key holder.
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Location mentioned:
W State St & S Pierce Ave, Mason City, IA 50401
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