Natural gas leak prompts evacuation near S Penn Street, Bloomsburg PA
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Fire & ArsonFire and EMS responded to a natural gas leak detected in the basement near the meter of a residence near S Penn Street in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. Residents were advised to evacuate and the utility company UGI was contacted for response.
Audio|Heard on: East Central Emergency Network Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Gas leak in a residence near S Penn Street, Town of Bloomsburg.
00:07
Lifford Fire Department, Station 180, ladder 185, ambulance 60.
00:13
Gas leak in a residence near S Penn Street,
00:16
Town of Bloomsburg,
00:18
Operations Fire 2, 1717.
00:24
I think Captain 20 responding.
00:31
Captain 20 responding, color reports an odor of natural gas in the basement,
00:36
advise to evacuate.
00:37
Thank you.
00:40
1718.
01:04
Lifford Department Station 1805 Ambulance 60.
01:09
Gas leak in a residence near S Penn Street, town Bloomsburg.
01:16
Wombsworth Fire Department, Station 180, Ladder 185, Ambulance 60.
01:21
Gas leak in a residence near S Penn Street, Town of Bloomsburg, Fire 2, 1722.
01:31
I'm making you 63 at GMC.
01:36
Make U 63 at GMC, 1722.
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Station, Captain 20.
01:47
Go ahead, Captain 20.
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I'm going to go to Rex.
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When you have your case, roll.
01:56
I'll copy it up.
01:58
Yeah,
02:02
I entered 23 responding.
02:08
Okay.
02:10
I entered 23 responding.
02:17
23 odor of natural gas in the basement,
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it's in the basement near the window where the meter enters the residence.
02:26
UGI has also been contacted,
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residents should be evacuated.
02:31
And in 23,
02:33
odor of natural gas in the basement,
02:36
it's in the basement near the window where the meter enters the residence.
02:41
UGI has also been contacted,
02:44
residents should be evacuated.
02:47
Copy that County.
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1726.
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Location mentioned:
S Penn St, Bloomsburg, PA 17815
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