Gas leak detected in Oostburg apartment building, Oostburg WI
Fire & ArsonFire department crews responded to an apartment building near Oostburg, WI, for a potential gas leak. Initial readings showed no gas present, but after gas was turned back on, carbon monoxide levels around 16 parts per million were detected near a bedroom. A vent leak from a downstairs furnace is suspected.
Audio|Source: Sheboygan County Fire and EMS
05:50
Transcript:
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Oostburg 1508 to Oostburg 1510.
00:05
Go ahead, 1508.
00:11
We are in apartment (number withheld).
00:14
We have nothing,
00:17
zero parts per million up here so far.
00:21
The door was opened and unlocked,
00:24
but we have zero parts per million here.
00:28
1510 copies, I would do just a quick check of the whole apartment so that we can verify and then come out.
00:35
Acknowledged, just walking through the apartment, checking walls for heat.
00:43
We'll let you know what, if you find anything.
00:47
Acknowledged, thank you.
00:48
To Tyler Holder on command two.
00:55
Go ahead on command two.
00:59
I wonder how you can turn the gas up?
01:04
Acknowledged for during the gas pump.
01:11
16-08 to 8L chief, or you call in on command two?
01:19
Okay, if I was talking to your son.
01:22
Tenfold.
01:27
Fifteen ten to fifteen o eight, they're turning the gas back on, so just as you're aware.
01:34
Acknowledged.
01:40
Turning the gas back on, we might have to light all of these furnaces.
01:44
I don't believe they're going to be electronic pilots, just to let you all know.
01:49
I have one furnace up here.
01:52
It's the oldest style.
01:54
I probably guarantee we're going to have to light it in order for it to work.
02:00
1510 copies.
02:02
The plumber that maintains the building is here, so they'll take care of that once we're all done.
02:07
Acknowledged. We're clear up here.
02:10
Like I said, we have nothing.
02:12
So we're going to come on down.
02:16
1510 copies coming down.
02:23
1528 to 1501 on Command 2.
02:26
Go ahead.
02:30
Can you come over to my location, please?
02:38
Okay.
02:43
1852 is en route for Aurora.
02:46
Tommy.
02:47
Tommy.
02:54
Dispatcher and Rescue 1862 on second area, we are clear and available.
02:59
Tommy,
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Tommy, Toby.
03:01
Bravo, Steve,
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to command.
03:09
Go to Firefighter radio, can you repeat?
03:15
Was the gas actually turned on?
03:23
Did not?
03:25
Hear that, please repeat?
03:31
Let the gas turn on.
03:36
Affirmative.
03:37
Affirmative, it is turned on.
03:44
I got the meter inside of it.
03:50
I'm only reading about 70, 80s plus a million.
03:58
It'll take a minute for everything to pressurize again.
04:02
Oostburg's crew is up there as well with their meter.
04:06
Not that we have a defective meter or something throwing us off.
04:10
Good Paul.
04:16
Command 202.
04:22
Go ahead on command.
04:26
The meters are spinning it all after it turned on.
04:36
1508, Ushberg, 1510.
04:39
You got a copy.
04:41
Go ahead, 1508.
04:42
So 2201.
04:48
Yeah, gas is on, I repeat, gas is on in the entire building.
04:55
This apartment that we're in right now with (name withheld) definitely has something, and we don't know where yet, but it definitely has something.
05:04
We're reading 16 parts per million in this one area where that bedroom is coming up those stairs.
05:16
15-10 copies.
05:19
1852 arrived Aurora.
05:21
Coming.
05:27
I'm really doubting that it would be these furnaces, because they're not even lit, and we still have 16 parts.
05:35
I'm wondering if it isn't that furnace downstairs, if there isn't some sort of vent leak that's creeping up through the walls.
05:43
Are we able to get that unit downstairs started?
05:48
I will check with Commander.
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Oostburg, WI 53070
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