Natural gas odor reported in Raleigh area but no leak found, Raleigh NC
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Fire & ArsonEmergency crews responded to reports of a natural gas odor across several streets in Raleigh, including near Spring Forest Road and an assisted living facility at 2722 Spring Forest Road. After checking multiple locations, no active gas leaks were found. The odor appeared to be moving and was likely caused by a passing vehicle such as a liquefied petroleum gas truck.
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08:12
Transcript:
00:00
We've got a vehicle blocked in.
00:01
Is there any way I can get your keys to move your truck forward? Uh,
00:06
we're actually coming down right now.
00:07
We'll be on a couple.
00:08
Yeah,
00:12
four, thank you. Two, four, thank you.
00:17
Out of 22 that are out on Office 2.
00:24
We're just smelling it because the door is sliding open.
00:30
Okay, we're all seen now.
00:31
We'll check it out.
00:32
If y'all was supposed to thank you for.
00:35
1915, we'll be back.
00:39
Do you guys we could clear?
00:43
Yeah, 15 and 19.
00:45
If y'all are finding anything, y'all can clear as well.
00:51
They just dispatch Ladder 22 and engine 4 back to like Newton Falls area.
00:56
I think it's all coming from the same source, wherever that may be.
01:03
Okay, well, we'll let them and the gas currently figure out if it's up there.
01:07
We're going in try out.
01:10
We're going on out five, yes.
01:13
2722 Springforce Roads want you to go inside and check.
01:17
They smell inside the building now.
01:20
All right, Latter 15 is on scene, 2722 Springforce.
01:24
I want to check.
01:27
And we'll guys, we need anything else.
01:29
Don't dispatched anything further place.
01:32
Never. I didn't know we had other units out looking to.
01:40
Where are y'all getting dispatched too?
01:44
Newton and Sixthorks but I believe ladder 22 engine 22, ladder 15 engine 15 are on the other side
01:51
more on like Falls of the News Road and a Hunting Ridge area on that side looking for a gas leak too
02:02
copy
02:07
If you want to slide up and check the one in Newton, we'll run in the monitors and we finish here, we'll slide up there too.
02:18
Okay, copy.
02:23
Go ahead for ladder 22.
02:27
You guys were just looking for a gas leak on the other side, correct, near Falls on News?
02:36
That's right.
02:37
I believe Engine 19 and Ladder 15 have been going up and down Spring Forest and Ladder 4 and Engine 4 are over behind Station 4.
02:50
Copy. I just spoke with Engine 4 and updated them to let them know there's multiple units out in that area looking for a gas leak.
02:58
Engine 4 asked us to proceed on to Newton Road to check it out.
03:04
If you guys want to return, since there are so many units,
03:08
we're Engine 4-Latter 4 is going to meet us over at this location after.
03:11
All right, copy that.
03:15
We'll be returning to service.
03:16
Thank you.
03:21
Latter 6 from 19.
03:27
The headquarters from engine 16 are you monitoring off to?
03:37
You will proceed over to that area.
03:40
You and the latter can return to service.
03:43
That's what I cross street from Station 15.
03:44
It's the same call.
03:50
Which lady do you say, take it?
03:56
Ladder 6, you can return to service.
03:58
Engine 15 and ladder 15 are on the same call.
04:05
Danforth.
04:10
Over that.
04:14
Engine 4 from 16.
04:15
I had headquarters merge us on Ops 1 with you guys and clear off the 2 and ladder 22.
04:25
Sorry, headquarters.
04:26
I was talking to Engine 4 for letting them know that I merged with them on Ops 1 and returned Ladder 22 to service.
04:37
Andrew 16 from Latifor, Officer, House 1.
04:42
Go ahead.
04:45
Hey, buddy, we're clearing up from this call on Longstreet.
04:47
We're going to slow troll down Longstreet, see if we smell anything.
04:50
Hit Sixthorch and then Newton and then head your way.
04:56
Okay,
04:57
copy.
04:59
What's your location on Newton?
05:03
We actually just turned on Ben Creek.
05:05
We'll be taken a right on Longstreet.
05:07
I thought we might check it out this way just in case.
05:13
Copy that. We'll meet you on Newton.
05:19
Okay, Nathan.
05:20
You're mine or not four?
05:26
Hunting Ridge and then they got a second caller, chased it back close to Station 15, then we got banged out.
05:32
We were coming down Spring Forest Road.
05:34
We started smelling it about Green Road.
05:38
And, I mean, it's weird.
05:40
You smell it.
05:41
And then you go up, you turn around, come back, and you don't smell it in the same spot anymore.
05:46
So I have no idea what's causing it.
05:50
Ladder 15 said they think it might be something mobile, whether it be a
05:55
LP truck or what, but it's definitely not coming from the ground.
06:01
It's just a matter of exactly what's causing it, but we don't have any pop-off elves or anything anywhere in the area, so it's definitely not coming from the ground.
06:11
Acknowledgment / OK, pretty confident it's natural gas,
06:15
not sewer gas or something else like that.
06:21
Taiwan is definitely not sure guess.
06:24
I do believe it is mobile because we go back and check the same area or someone else called it dissipated in that area and move further down Spring Forest Forest Capitol.
06:39
Copy.
06:45
Ladder 15 is checking out 2722 actual inside the assist-living facility and I don't think they've got any readings there either.
07:00
Tenfold.
07:03
Okay,
07:06
Quarters, Blatter 15, are you still on Office 5?
07:12
Quarters on time?
07:15
Would y'all contact the gas company? Does they have any education or any problems in the area?
07:23
I apologize, so I've been getting called up.
07:25
I haven't contacted them just yet.
07:26
I'm going to get with them right now.
07:30
Okay, we'll stand on Ops 5.
07:31
If you don't mind,
07:33
I don't know that they need to send technician out unless you'll get some more calls because the areas that the odor is are spread out.
07:42
But if you could just ask if they're having any pressure issues,
07:46
we appreciate it.
07:48
Copy symbol.
07:54
The smell has dissipated completely from the parts of all the way back to Woodcroft off the line.
08:01
The last area we checked, I think.
08:04
You were correct, there was just something mobile?
08:08
Yeah, I'm Baffel.
08:10
We're headed back to the station.
08:11
I'm monitoring up to the station.
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Location mentioned:
Spring Forest Rd, Raleigh, NC 27616
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