Gas odor reported at laundromat with no hazard found, Bethel CT
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Fire & ArsonFire and emergency units responded to a report of a gas odor inside a laundromat near Greenwood Avenue. After checking, no gas leak or hazard was found. The odor likely came from an oil burner at a nearby auto shop. There was no fire or danger inside the laundromat.
Audio|Heard on: Bethel Fire and EMS
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05:4
Transcript:
00:00
C-C-9-5-7, Bethel and Stony Hill Fire, requested 289 Greenwood Avenue, the laundromat for the smell of gas inside,
00:07
that's Bethel and Stony Hill Fire, requested 289 Greenwood Avenue for the smell of gas inside.
00:20
254-on-free.
00:25
254-0-8.
00:30
A3190-2. A3MC.
00:32
A3NC.
00:39
FT1 to the house.
00:43
FT1 in the house.
00:50
Carl went to Bethel, I'm in the quarters now.
00:53
We get out here shortly.
00:56
Great, thank you.
00:58
It's bad. It's 224 to Stony Hill.
01:03
224 of the house.
01:11
Agent 6 call 1, stating a bike for a crew.
01:14
All right.
01:37
Okay, 699-7-Bethel and Stony Hill Fire, requested 289 Greenwood Avenue, smell of gas inside.
01:53
Engine 6, up, waiting, room, 224 of the house.
01:56
Okay,
01:58
1,000, 7.
02:01
103, up, waiting driver.
02:06
Let's just forget you driver.
02:12
This is at 300.
02:16
300.
02:19
I'm on seat with the plumber.
02:22
There's no gas front to the laundromat yet.
02:24
He's here working.
02:25
He hasn't seen anybody here.
02:27
Was the caller a worker or someone that lives upstairs, you know?
02:32
Call I said that he was near the laundromat and he smelled gas inside and that he dropped one of the doors open to give an airflow.
02:45
He's no longer unpaid and he said he was driving home.
02:48
He didn't have much information.
02:52
All right, yeah, there's no issue here.
02:54
The plumber's here running the gas line now, but there's no gas, there's no system, and there's no odor here at all.
03:00
The auto shop next door has an oil burner that has a little odor, but there's nothing going on here.
03:12
Are you, Steve?
03:14
The entrance six-hension three copies.
03:18
Also, he didn't see anybody here popping a door open, so I don't think you'd call it back to get more information.
03:25
The floor floor proper.
03:28
All right, just special 7.
03:33
Three, we copy.
03:47
Three's en route.
03:52
One's en route.
03:57
One's en route with the Chief Scar.
04:00
Six will be going out with a crew momentarily.
04:06
Great, thank you.
04:09
This is 289.
04:10
I went to doorway and I thought I saw it go to the other cat here.
04:14
But I guess have everyone go to 289.
04:16
That's next to Asian kitchen.
04:24
Can you repeat that last message?
04:32
Sorry, just touched up seven.
04:34
Five, that's the best of the market.
04:40
That's seven.
04:42
I stand at the correct location, 289 Greenwood.
04:46
The one-story non-combustible strip mall.
04:49
There's no odor inside the laundromat at this time.
04:52
Keep the engine coming so we can verify with meters.
04:58
It was a he saved,
05:00
7 unseen,
05:02
no smell of odor at this time.
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Location mentioned:
Greenwood Ave, Bethel, CT 06801
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