Possible gas leak prompts evacuation near countryside apartments, Hackettstown NJ
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According to the dispatch call, emergency units responded to a possible gas leak near Countryside Apartments in Hackettstown. Callers reported smelling gas from sink drains and were advised to evacuate. No injuries were reported.
Audio|Heard on: Warren County Police, Fire and EMS
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03:22
Transcript:
00:00
64 Sponding Hackettstown, 18 countryside apartments across the Old Allamuchy Road, possible gas leak.
00:05
Callers said they're detecting gas in the sink drains, there's natural gas on location, no illness reported, they were advised to evacuate.
00:12
You could have option too.
00:14
The reason, thank you.
00:25
Station 21 Rescue, Respondent to White Township at (number withheld) P-Clest Drive for a 73-year-old male fall victim.
00:32
Repeating Station 21 Rescue, Station 21 Rescue, responded to White Township, that (number withheld) P-Clest Drive for 73-year-old male fall victim.
00:40
Warren County Communications Operator 149, 1800.
00:46
Chief 395.
00:50
Chief 395. 554 is respond.
00:53
Neighbor to the station, I get over your load.
00:57
Chief 395, go ahead.
00:58
Last BLS unit, go ahead.
01:02
County BLS 954 is responding.
01:12
54,
01:13
which call are you responding to or you responding to the chest pain on Mercer or the choking on Palakcon Street?
01:20
The choking.
01:23
Received your responding to the choking call in Alpha Burrow at 429 at Palakon Street, a 64-year-old female choking.
01:30
What's choking prior to the call,
01:33
while making the call, the party stops choking, breathing's now normal.
01:37
Is calling parties denying a need for EMS for the call taker.
01:46
For him to leave it there, I'll try to get it tomorrow.
01:50
Yeah, boy, zero.
01:54
Edge, 1801.
02:06
Station 73 Rescue, Station 73 Rescue from County.
02:17
Station 73 Rescue, Station 73 Rescue, Station 73 Rescue.
02:27
From Special Service 945, I'm clear from Mercer Street, responding up to Alpha.
02:36
Special Services 945, received a clear, responding to Alpha.
02:41
In 73, you can respond out to the gas leak at 18 Countryside Apartments.
02:48
Tim, it's a minute for us on scene.
02:57
Is there a reason we need to respond out to the gas leak?
03:15
Negative, that's not hot.
03:16
You just have standing by by station.
03:20
We will continue to be standing by.
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Location mentioned:
Countryside Apts, Hackettstown, NJ 07840
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