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Strong gas odor reported near public streets in HillsboroughHillsborough NC

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Lakeshore Dr & W King St, Hillsborough, NC 27278

According to the dispatch call, multiple callers reported a strong gas odor near Barracks Road and the intersection of Lakeshore Drive and West King Street in Hillsborough. Emergency units and gas company personnel responded to investigate the smell and check related locations nearby.

Audio|Heard on: Orange County Fire and EMS
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02:21
Transcript:
00:00
News from out to Barracks road, caller by there reported strong odor of gas in the area.
00:09
10-4[1].
00:13
Go ahead.
00:17
I just talked to a gas man, he's going to meet us over there.
00:20
He's checking one place on Dimmocks Mill Road and then he's coming to Berks.
00:25
10-4[1] we were headed to get fuel we're at St.
00:28
Mary's and 70s.
00:35
Go forward, do you want us to stand up?
00:38
Yeah.
00:42
104th, they were doing Graydon at just before the intersection there on West King Street on Tuesday.
00:53
You guys, 234 is available.
00:56
234 copies, clearly available.
00:58
2055.
00:59
231 phone thing.
01:02
231 on scene 231 on thing 21.
01:07
Communications from BLS 32.
01:12
BLS 32 You're offline and it's shift.
01:23
32.
01:29
Zero four is on scene.
01:33
Two zero four on scene, 2102.
01:35
Zero four from communication?
01:44
Yes, ma'am.
01:47
We received another call in the area of Lakeshore Drive and West King Street.
01:52
I understood strong gas mill, sewer smell, from that area.
02:00
Okay, we'll check it out.
02:10
Go ahead.
02:12
Tell the gas man about that other cross you just called me about.
02:18
Lakeshore and West Hill,
02:20
or West King, excuse.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment / OK

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Location mentioned:
Lakeshore Dr & W King St, Hillsborough, NC 27278

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Incident Timeline

  1. Units On Scene and New Call Received
  2. Units Available and Additional Calls
  3. Additional Reports and Coordination
  4. Units En Route and On Scene
  5. Units Dispatched to Gas Leak
  6. Initial Report of Gas Odor

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