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Natural gas odor reported near Rankin St in Elizabeth, Elizabeth NJ

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Rankin St, Elizabeth, NJ 07206

Responders were dispatched to a report of a strong natural gas odor near Rankin Street in Elizabeth. Units secured power to elevator number two as a safety precaution and requested maintenance to repair the elevator.

Audio|Heard on: Elizabeth Fire Department
Listen to dispatch call
02:20
Transcript:
00:00
Transiting a signal 40 near Rankin Street.
00:05
Crosses of number 1 and number 2 avenues.
00:08
As per the caller on the second floor, there's an odor of gas, a strong odor of natural gas.
00:17
Engine 5, Ladder 2, your response.
00:19
1653, this at your 7-2, operating on fire ground 1.
00:25
Okay, I want to respond.
00:34
And you're not responding, question over.
00:39
Thank you. Thank you.
00:44
Thank you. Thank you.
00:45
Thank you. Thank you.
00:48
Answer.
00:51
Sorry. Yes.
00:55
We're about to.
00:56
We just made it up.
01:02
Let's go command from the restroom problem.
01:07
It's ring.
01:09
Power secured to elevator two.
01:24
I'm down. Power's back on.
01:30
Rescary problem, command.
01:34
The hazard.
01:35
All right, leave the power off to it.
01:39
The elevator move.
01:42
Power off, elevator,
01:45
too.
01:46
Power off, elevator two.
01:50
Okay,
01:51
make your way down.
01:55
Bruce, coming down.
02:06
Andrews.
02:07
All right, we move two occupations.
02:10
An elevator number two.
02:13
We're leaving the elevator off.
02:15
Can you contact maintenance and have them,
02:19
have somebody come and repair the elevator?

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Location mentioned:
Rankin St, Elizabeth, NJ 07206

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Incident Timeline

  1. Incident Conclusion: No Hazard Found
  2. Elevator Status and Follow-up
  3. Hazard Mitigation and Maintenance Coordination
  4. Rescue and Power Secured
  5. Elevator Emergency Identified
  6. Initial Dispatch: Odor of Gas Reported

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