Gas leak due to damaged meter near Coal Ball, Penn PA
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Fire & ArsonA gas leak caused by a damaged gas meter was reported near Coal Ball. A strong gas odor was noted, and the gas company is on scene. Residents are being checked for safety.
Audio|Heard on: Westmoreland County Fire
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02:41
Transcript:
00:00
Our dispatch, Chief Nine.
00:01
People's notified they have a tech en route already.
00:08
Yes, ma'am, could you repeat that in copy?
00:13
People's was notified.
00:15
They have a tech en route already.
00:20
Okay, that's received.
00:21
Yeah, there's a very strong odor outside.
00:24
We're getting ready to check the residents now.
00:26
We're making contact with the owner near Coal Ball.
00:29
But we actually noticed that even coming in off of the Helm drive side, it was pretty obvious odor.
00:40
This is actually you can show people's on site.
00:44
Great.
00:49
Keep 9,
00:51
click panel, we're coming in off L.
00:57
Okay, just standby on Elm at the intersection of Coldline Elm.
01:05
4.
01:11
$1.91 is on Shane.
01:16
Never.
01:21
Click now.
01:25
Time, Lord.
01:30
7, you can come up a little further than that, how poor my rescues at.
01:40
Fire this batch from Chief 9.
01:44
Chief 9.
01:47
Okay, the gas meter was sheared off near Coal Ball.
01:54
That's the source of the smell in the leak.
01:57
Gas company representative is on scene.
02:00
We're going to check the residents near Coal Ball for readings.
02:09
Top and nine from Chief.
02:15
Top and nine from Chief Knight.
02:22
Go ahead, Chief.
02:26
Were you able to make contact with that resident near Coal Ball? Is there someone home there?
02:33
Yes,
02:34
we made access.
02:35
We're going to check the basement and check all through the house here.
02:41
Okay.
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Location mentioned:
Coal St, Penn, PA 15675
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