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Natural gas odor reported near new kensington elementary school, New Kensington PA

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Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/13/2025 01:01 PM

Alcoa Dr, New Kensington, PA 15068

Emergency units responded to a report of the smell of natural gas near Roy A. Hunt Elementary School and Alcoa Drive in New Kensington. Fire personnel are investigating the odor near the basketball hoop area outside a building.

Audio|Heard on: Westmoreland County Public Safety

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01:33

Transcript:

00:00

bus more than one station 121 respond hunt elementary school and alcoa drive at arnold fire standby for an odor of natural gas outside coming by coming in the area of a building that's near the basketball hoop fired pack nine fire operation

00:23

School,

00:24

1701, Alcoa.

00:27

You're at the basketball hoops.

00:30

Better natural gas.

00:32

Fire attack line.

00:34

County,

00:38

Chief 95 into the scene.

00:41

104 chief call on this was a passerby day that was coming from the basketball court area.

00:48

Apparently there's a little green building by the basketball who's by the field and by a tan building.

00:54

He said.

00:55

Also, 56C1 called in.

00:57

Want me to let you know that the 18R block bottle is closed.

01:00

You're not to access off the ranking.

01:05

Copy, thank you.

01:11

Okay, if his phase two is hitting at Rankin and Dun Alley.

01:18

Okay, copy, Rankin and Dunn.

01:25

On suspicion 95, engine 563, respond.

01:28

Alcoa Drive, the area of Roy A. Hunt Elementary School, for note of gas in the area.

01:32

Operation Sartak 9 is 595.

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Alcoa Dr, New Kensington, PA 15068

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