Possible gas leak detected at apartment on Plain Street, Ithaca NY
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, fire department responded to a possible natural gas leak at an apartment near Plain Street in Ithaca. Methane levels were detected up to 100 parts per million on the second floor. Crews monitored measurements on various floors and coordinated with the local gas company to locate the issue near the building's gas meter.
Audio|Heard on: Tompkins County Fire/EMS
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04:22
Transcript:
00:00
Oh, do you want to come and meter this other apartment on the first floor?
00:03
I've got nothing on my meter here, but here's it's more tough of this.
00:10
Both meters are secured off the side.
00:17
I'm the second person on the second floor.
00:19
She'll be coming out a minute here.
00:28
Watch up time.
00:31
Just to confirm, what readings did you have 5-0 or 2-50? 2-5-0? 2-5-0?
00:43
Copy, you want us to start,
00:45
then?
00:48
Not yet, I want to figure out where it's at first.
00:52
Copy, we'll shut out.
01:03
Do we have an owner on site or can we start that process if you gave me a name? I can start trying to contact?
01:10
I can start trying to contact.
01:11
We're not real at peace.
01:20
Copy, thank you.
01:26
100 parts per million on CH4 on the second floor.
01:35
Now to your front command.
01:40
Thank you, Chief.
01:44
It is first due working on your MDT.
01:52
Stand by.
01:55
Your level, what's the mic over there?
02:02
5-8-2.
02:05
What about your level? Do you have anything for LAL?
02:11
Man from truck.
02:15
Patrick.
02:17
I'm in the basement.
02:19
I only got seven parts per million.
02:21
I'm with the furnace and hot water heater.
02:26
Is it forced air or is it boiler?
02:32
Steam heat.
02:34
It's a boiler.
02:40
Mark you were cut off.
02:41
Is that what kind of heat are we dealing with?
02:45
It's a boiler.
02:51
Tompkins from Plain Street community.
02:55
Good.
02:58
Just verifying you did see a NYSIG coming.
03:05
It was called in by NYSIG.
03:09
Copy, thank you.
03:16
6-3 is, not if you're on the scene.
03:21
They are, what you need?
03:24
Could they hear their sense it and their forecast?
03:28
I'm not showing any LELs on here, but this thing is climbing to like 700 in this front room near the meter on the first floor.
03:39
I'm wondering if there might be like something wrong with the main line in.
03:45
Copy that.
03:47
Uh too, if you can head to the A-side with your meter, please.
03:54
There you see that.
04:00
Are you in the basement?
04:04
I just left the basement.
04:06
There was nothing going on down there.
04:09
Do you want to trace the main line coming in there down there? The defensive.
04:19
through the house.
04:21
It's got to be you can be near the main.
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Location mentioned:
S Plain St, Ithaca, NY 14850
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