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Elevator alarm triggered, gas smell reported near Kings HwyNew Bedford MA

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Kings Hwy, New Bedford, MA 02745

An elevator alarm was triggered near Kings Highway. A possible gas smell was reported. Upon investigation, it was found to be accidental with no fire.

Audio|Heard on: New Bedford Police, Fire and EMS
Listen to dispatch call
02:15
Transcript:
00:00
All right, I'm on the scene checking.
00:04
Up there, deny, I'll see you check.
00:05
Up there, Denai, I'll seat check.
00:06
It's going to be that you'll pull by, that they're building over here at Kings Highway.
00:20
Yeah, one copy.
00:28
14, the call take is unsure.
00:30
It's just a that's coming from the parking lot entrance.
00:33
So it's softly to elevate over there.
00:38
Copy that, just on scene check.
00:42
What's your wrong button?
00:44
Acknowledgment or confirmation that a message has been received and understood.
00:52
14 to control.
01:00
Accidental, I guess the mail has hit the wrong button on the elevator.
01:08
Acknowledgment or confirmation that a message has been received and understood.
01:09
And now they can smell gas coming from it.
01:14
One copy is fired off from Unit 1.
01:17
Can you set up for SIF location?
01:25
Anyone acknowledges?
01:27
Any one back on one?
01:35
Unit 2 is undersea, In addition 6-5-3.
01:40
Copy that, Unit 2 on C.
01:46
One for fire alone, ETA, every source, 30 minutes.
01:53
Steve, can you see if you can give them a call back, see if they can step that up? We got a pretty good lead here on the street.
02:00
Copy that.
02:07
Unit 2 from our report, but we have the activated touch on the bathroom.
02:11
No fire.
02:13
Thank you.

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Location mentioned:
Kings Hwy, New Bedford, MA 02745

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Incident Timeline

  1. Area Secured and Risk Assessed
  2. Confirmation of Gas Odor Source
  3. On Scene Investigation
  4. Initial Dispatch for Gas Odor

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