Gas smell investigated at hangar on Fairway Drive, Cortez CO
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Fire & ArsonFire department responded to reports of a gas smell at a hangar near Fairway Drive in Cortez, Colorado. They inspected a generator which showed brief gas readings on startup but found no leaks. The gas supply to the building was secured. The generator and heaters are scheduled for service, and the gas company was contacted to check for possible issues.
Audio|Heard on: Montezuma County Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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We made contact with the gentleman down here.
00:02
They said they could smell it outside the hangar.
00:04
We did a startup on the generator.
00:07
We did get readings on startup.
00:09
As soon as it starts up, it goes away.
00:11
So they are going to have their generator service.
00:13
They're also saying that they could smell it randomly, and we shut it down.
00:19
We don't have any leaks.
00:20
We have no readings on the floor gas.
00:23
Another employee just came out said they could smell it inside randomly.
00:26
It has a headache.
00:28
Asked us to secure the gas to the building and then we'll be reaching out to have the generator service as well as have Atmos come out and possibly somebody else would service their heaters.
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Location mentioned:
Fairway Dr, Cortez, CO 81321
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