Hazardous gas odor detected at Billings basement, Billings MT
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, responders detected a hazardous chemical or gas odor in the basement near King Avenue East in Billings. Additional units were requested, but currently no chlorine gas monitor is available. Several downed power lines near the area also present a safety concern.
Audio|Heard on: Yellowstone County Law Enforcment, Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Engine One's location near King Avenue East for a hazardous chemical or gas condition.
00:05
There's a weird smell in the basement.
00:07
Engine One is requesting another unit.
00:08
You'll be on Tac 1 with Engine One and squad two.
00:27
Dispatch engine two.
00:30
Engine two, go ahead.
00:34
We just got to that intersection in 48.
00:40
Message receives.
00:46
There are several power lines down that appear to be live on the northeast corner of that intersection, running to the north.
00:54
Approximately 10 poles are laying down.
00:56
They are crossing multiple roads.
00:58
They are on the bike path.
00:59
I don't know if they're blocking off the neighborhoods completely.
01:03
That is going to be a very, very high priority for utilities.
01:13
We just cleared that call.
01:15
We're heading your way.
01:17
You need this code?
01:20
No, I'm just checking.
01:22
You have a chlorine gas monitor.
01:28
That's a negative we do not.
01:35
Let me that.
01:36
Why don't you just keep coming for now?
01:41
Copy that.
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Location mentioned:
King Ave E, Billings, MT 59101
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