No hazard found from reported gas odor in home, Portland ME
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Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a home near Demarest Street in Portland after a resident reported a strong rotten-egg smell from the stove. The homeowner turned off the propane stove and ventilated the house. Firefighters found no gas leak or hazard on arrival.
Audio|Heard on: Portland Fire
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Transcript:
00:00
Stand by for still align.
00:07
The flatter four, range 11, engine 9, rescue 1, car 5.
00:11
28, Demarest Street, caller left his stove on for too long, and now it smells like rotten eggs in his house.
00:19
You turn the stove off, you're off the tail with 2.
00:22
Bata 4, range 11, 199, rescue 1, car 5.
00:25
28, Demmer Street, caller left his stove on for too long, and it smelled like rotten eggs in his house.
00:32
He turned the stove off, your off channel is 2.
00:39
Make-E-5, Fireland.
00:43
Fireland, answer, Make-E-Five.
00:45
Just the heads-off, we're going to be out of service for an extended deconist.
00:52
I've already heard that. Ten-four.
00:54
Line of four is at the scene.
01:00
Therefore, letter four.
01:06
Come in the fire on.
01:10
Fireland, command.
01:14
We get no readings and no order.
01:18
You can have the balance of the box.
01:21
We're going to stay on the scene for a few more minutes.
01:25
All that's just funny.
01:27
It's demonstrated with the exception of the waterfall.
01:29
It can be in service.
01:35
Lighter for follow.
01:37
Fatherboard.
01:44
It was a burn on a propane stove that was accidentally turned on but did not ignite.
01:50
The homeowner shut it off and ventilated the structure prior to our arrival.
01:54
We had no readings on the meter and no odor in the structure.
02:00
We're in service.
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