Gasoline odor reported at commercial school building, Durham NC
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, responders investigated a report of a gasoline odor at a commercial school building near Cleveland Street and Holloway Street. The smell was caused by a person who had gasoline on their clothes. No evacuation was necessary, and the person was sent home to change clothes.
Audio|Heard on: Durham City Fire
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04:30
Transcript:
00:00
Gaffley or older, 511 Cleveland Street
00:12
Five, Eva, Cleveland,
00:14
Cross of Holloway Street and Elliott Street, Engine 3, Engine 13, Hazmat 13, Engine 16, NACC, 1, mobile support, 1, Battalion 4, Squad 1, Engine 1, Engine 1, Ladder 3, Battalion, 1.
00:35
Top 1, Ups 1.
00:46
Commercial school building with a basement.
00:50
Doesn't appear we have any evacuation.
00:52
We'll be trying to find the caller.
01:01
Engine 1 from Rescue 1.
01:02
We're going down to the Morgan Street side.
01:04
We'll see if we have any play down there.
01:07
10 more.
01:12
I want to cover your privacy report.
01:23
Hey,
01:24
communications, this is a BPS bill and they're going to call them anyway.
01:26
Will you go ahead and notify Ambridge?
01:33
Before I'll call Ingrid.
01:42
Angel 1 from Rescue 1.
01:53
The tiny one from Rescue 1.
02:01
And I just spoke to staff down here in the basement.
02:05
They're saying that they think somebody come in the building that had gas on their clothes and it just sort of spread throughout the main entrance off the Cleveland Street side.
02:16
But give us this a minute and we'll try to confirm that.
02:23
Campbell.
02:35
communications from Engine One.
02:37
Can you try to get the caller to meet us at the lobby?
02:42
I'm getting the same information that Rescue One got about it's a gasoline smell, not a natural gas.
02:55
I'm with Inbridge right now, so if you'll stand by one and I'll try to reach the caller back.
03:01
Well, you can't cancel and bridge.
03:10
Engine 1 from Misty 1.
03:11
I've got a name to call for you when you're ready.
03:17
Okay,
03:21
I don't know.
03:22
You said you've got the name of the caller?
03:25
Yeah, it's going to be (name withheld).
03:28
She's the lady that called.
03:31
104.
03:33
Battalion 1 from Engine 1.
03:35
You can clear everybody from this call other than Station 1 and Engine 3.
03:40
Battalion 1 copy.
03:48
All using clear the call except for Station 1 and Engine 3.
04:01
Engine 1 from engine 3.
04:05
Go ahead.
04:09
I spoke with another lady outside that was with the caller and they confirmed that its gasoline was on somebody's clothes.
04:16
They sent them home to change clothes.
04:22
Yeah, ten-four, I've just got to call her walk up to me.
04:25
I'm going to talk with her.
04:27
We can let everybody back inside as cold as it is out there.
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Location mentioned:
Cleveland St, Durham, NC 27701
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