Fire crew confirms sewer gas odor at commercial building, Buckeye AZ
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Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a commercial building in Buckeye to investigate a suspected gas leak. After inspection and consulting with the hazard team, it was confirmed that the smell was sewer gas, not a natural gas leak. No fire or explosion occurred. Two employees reported symptoms but declined treatment.
Audio|Heard on: Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management
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08:49
Transcript:
00:00
Okay,
00:01
copy, 10 minutes on a timer.
00:03
We're still working for getting it all clear on the structure and figuring out what our house is.
00:12
They're 1557.
00:18
The gentleman just takes the page for the engineer, she's confirming there is no gas for the structure.
00:28
The main structure,
00:37
you're applying the crew, we can start playing for the party line, tape-up, control,
00:41
access.
00:44
Venture 2-5-com command.
00:48
The engine, 255.
00:50
The engine has by 255 on PIN.
00:54
Thank you. Thank you.
00:57
Go ahead.
01:00
If you guys have, we should make access into the structure and you'll just know what you got.
01:11
We'll go ahead and meet her, let's know.
01:13
Hello.
01:24
Do we have any patience that need to be assessed? That copy.
01:36
Also, do we have an RTE on team?
01:50
5'1.
01:55
All of you work on trying to secure an RC.
01:58
I'm notherjointed.
02:02
Work on security on me.
02:08
Alarm to Higley command.
02:14
There's no gas with Southwest.
02:17
And I also just wanted to give you a heads up.
02:19
I'm getting total static from all the other units except for you.
02:22
So if there's any needs at all, if you could just pass along to me, I can't copy them.
02:30
Well, yeah,
02:31
but you're hearing us appropriately.
02:33
I'll let you know if we have any need something.
02:35
And we do confirm there's no gas to the structure.
02:39
We can't help those gas for now.
02:43
Copy that.
02:54
I want to go ahead and cancel southwest gas do you think there's no going to need to meet her if this is a migrating gas in that?
03:07
We'll certainly want to hurt too but we'll be coming but we'll give you more info here a minute.
03:15
Who's the man to land?
03:17
Higley command.
03:20
Go ahead and ladies to stop with gas on this until we can get rid of this.
03:23
This is not a migrating gas situation.
03:26
All right. We'll continue them and we're about to hit 50 minutes on the timer.
03:40
We have engine hazmat, 255 on scene.
03:42
We're beginning to make entry to the structure and to start a meter that it's not one we have.
03:51
Hi, Poppy, and did you want a secondary hazmat timer for them or no?
03:56
That's a problem.
03:57
You can start that timer now.
03:59
We're starting at 1602.
04:07
Can I go a lot of trouble?
04:11
How much is very.
04:13
All possible.
04:17
There's door.
04:18
They're unawares.
04:23
Now,
04:25
there's not fault in that they're not aware of the other person.
04:31
They're not aware.
04:38
Yeah, copy. I met with your employees from the car wash.
04:42
They are complaining of systems.
04:46
Can you get over to take over to you? I'll send a medical unit to you.
04:51
Right now, both are denied treatment.
04:56
We're going to get down.
04:58
Thank you for you can find out there.
04:59
Okay.
05:05
Those employees are denying treatment.
05:08
Do we know how many other employees we should be looking for?
05:17
That copy. Those are the only two employers for the actual convenience, sir.
05:39
Pressure at the airport from Fire 2.51.
05:41
Sounds like they had an open door, sewer on the rear of the structure.
06:06
Okay, copy no reading from the Dewar and no other reading and you're checking for sure again.
06:17
Super...
06:19
...Cathamble 2 and the TV starting animal control for you.
06:29
Southwest gas has got about a 40-minute E.T.
06:38
Hazard is reporting, they have no readings, they're still,
06:42
I'm trying to identify this story, they're a strong smell of sewer gas, I'll check for that now.
06:47
Oh,
06:52
I'm copy. Hazard has no readings, they've got a strong small sewer gas, they're still working on.
07:01
Osolato Parkway and North Sandage.
07:04
Engine 218.
07:06
Sea Deck 3.
07:29
Copy that report, thank you.
07:35
That's good.
07:36
That's good. That's correct.
07:38
I'll see or that.
07:40
I'll see it. I'm holding.
07:42
You're all that.
07:45
I need to be on.
07:51
I need to buy.
07:57
Engine 256.
07:58
Yes, no, well, thank you.
08:06
Go ahead. Go ahead.
08:07
Go ahead.
08:09
They're pulling on Dean, where would you like?
08:13
Yes, for your help, you're still available.
08:22
We can have a lot.
08:24
Hey, Luke, man.
08:29
Are we spoken with our hazard team? They are confirming this is most likely going to be sewer gas and possible drive C-traps.
08:42
We'll go ahead and coordinate the ground.
08:44
We're available to some will keep our traffic connection.
08:47
We'll see our C4 and cancel in Southwark City.
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