Gas stove failure causes odor in Lowell apartment, Lowell MA
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Fire units responded to a gas odor at apartment 204 near Stackpole Street in Lowell, Massachusetts. The gas stove was not shutting off and was releasing gas. Firefighters disconnected the power and gas supply to the stove. There was no remaining gas odor, no fire, and no injuries. A housing authority representative was contacted to inspect the stove.
Audio|Heard on: Lowell Police Department
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04:37
Transcript:
00:00
K&V8665 Department telephone alarm for an odor of gas in the building, near Stackpole Street, apartment 204, engine 4, engine 3, engine 11, ladder 3, rescue, car 2 to respond, for a telephone alarm of an odor of gas in the building at near Stackpole Street, Unit 204, engine 4, engine 3, engine 11, ladder 3, rescue, car 2 to respond,
00:22
Firebox 831, cross streets of Brown and Fayette.
00:29
He's responding.
00:33
He's responding.
00:45
Cartoose responding.
00:48
Cartoon is responding.
00:49
Cartooning is from the resident in 204.
00:52
Their gas stove will not shut off, emitting gas into the house.
00:57
Cartier has a message.
01:01
11 respond.
01:08
Ladder-free to engine four.
01:13
Go for four.
01:15
We're coming in, uphill.
01:19
I have that.
01:26
Season 10, a fire alarm, tens returning.
01:30
Interimetime returning.
01:31
Interim returning.
01:36
Engine four is on scene,
01:38
three-story, ordinary,
01:41
nothing shown, we're checking it out.
01:44
Engine four on scene, three-story, ordinary, nothing showing, checking it out.
01:46
The engine three-story ordinary, nothing showing, checking it out.
01:53
Three is on a high turn.
02:00
2 is on scene with command.
02:02
Card 2 on scene with command.
02:08
That is on scene.
02:11
In your voter command, the oven's on, there's no gas leaking,
02:15
try and shut it off.
02:18
All right, I have the message.
02:20
Is there an odor in there?
02:25
No, there's no odor.
02:29
Okay.
02:38
We disconnected the power and we shut the gas off now.
02:42
All right, you want to send someone to let me in?
02:48
What's going on?
02:54
Thank you. Thank you.
02:55
I don't have a cat up.
03:01
What is he in the description?
03:04
It's going to be a blackmail, dark blue jacket, dark blue hat.
03:08
Oh no.
03:11
Got.
03:17
Commander Byerlund, this is a stove problem.
03:19
I'll hold engine four ladder three.
03:21
Can you contact LHA, has them send a representative to apartment 204 to check the stove.
03:26
We've shut power and gas to it.
03:30
Brown has that holding engine four ladder three I'll advise LHA
03:40
They did yeah was the staff there Copy 93 you're all set You're all set
03:57
High alarm to engine 11.
04:04
Your medical alarm was activated.
04:11
Okay.
04:31
Command to fire alarm, companies returning for 50, Sackbowl.
04:35
Conceived, command, companies return him.
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Location mentioned:
Stackpole St, Lowell, MA 01852
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