Strong smell of gas in apartment traced to cooking grease, Pittsburgh PA
Fire & ArsonFire units responded to a strong smell of natural gas inside an apartment near Gray Street. The source was later identified as cooking grease, with no smoke, fire, or hazard found. The situation was investigated and cleared without incident.
Audio|Source: Pittsburgh Fire Dispatch - Channel 1
04:59
Transcript:
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1027, 1926 truck battalion 4 for natural gas call, near Gray Street, apartment 2 of a prospect, Dillard Street.
00:08
Caller supports he had some sort of cooking incident since there's no smoke.
00:15
There was a strong smell of gas in the apartment.
00:18
Again, 27 and 26 truck the county before.
00:22
Natural gas call near Gray Street, Department 2 of Prospect in Dilworth.
00:26
Caller said they had an oven cooking incident.
00:29
They see some steam or haze, it's not smoke, they've been lighting the area.
00:34
They're saying there's a smell of gas inside the apartment.
00:38
Respond in, fire 1, 937.
00:47
27 engines in.
00:50
27 engines in.
00:52
27.
01:03
Attention 22nd engine.
01:05
On a fill for 27.
01:07
Natural gas call through 28 Freeland, I'm a Delmont, and Estella.
01:11
Her construction company hit it.
01:13
Gas line. No illness.
01:16
Then 22 on a fill for 27.
01:18
Natural gas call through 28 Freeland, all a Delmont and Estella.
01:22
Construction company struck a gas line.
01:24
No illness.
01:25
Respondent, Fire 1.
01:38
Tenton 12 engine for a natural gas call near Dealey Street up on the mccasland and train her way for smell of natural gas outside again 12 engine natural gas call near Dealy off a mccaslin and the train or way we're going to call a report of smell of natural gas outside smother then fire 1 940.
02:02
The time is 40.
02:05
Diant 40.
02:11
47 edges on the scene.
02:15
Receive.
02:26
Attention 10 engine for a wire call.
02:29
Upfold wage.
02:32
No complaint.
02:33
Callers report there's wires down at the intersection on the after sparking.
02:37
Again, ten engine for a wire call on uptold wedge in Ella Street.
02:42
Speech reports of wires down the intersection on north of sparking.
02:46
Responding, fire one, 940.
02:50
This is 27.
02:51
We're inside the apartment.
02:52
There are no readings.
02:53
You can return all the other companies.
02:54
We'll stay to investigate.
02:58
27, that's copy.
02:59
No readings.
03:00
Battalion 4, 26 truck.
03:01
You can go back in the service.
03:10
Battalion 4 receives.
03:11
Come back.
03:21
12 residents.
03:23
12 residents.
03:49
This size, six hundred.
03:53
Sixth engine.
03:57
Confirming, I think they hit a high pressure line.
04:03
That's copy.
04:12
12 engine on the air engine out of the airway.
04:13
12 engine out.
04:27
We're fresh 12 inches.
04:30
12 engine.
04:35
We do have a slight odor of natural gas in front of his house.
04:39
Can you get the gas company started on this thing?
04:42
That's copy.
04:51
Dispatch from 27 and this was a lot of grease inside the oven.
04:54
Just heated up.
04:56
No smoke, no fire.
04:57
You can show 27 in the tobacco service.
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Near Gray St, Pittsburgh, PA 15211
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