Gas odor reported in apartment with no fire found, Salem OH
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Fire & ArsonA resident reported smelling gas in her apartment near West Perry Street and evacuated to her car. Fire units investigated but found no visible fire or lights on in the residence. The electricity was out and no signs of activity or hazards were detected. The gas company was contacted and responders continued to monitor the situation.
Audio|Heard on: Tri County Public Safety
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Transcript:
00:00
748 Cable Fire near West Perry Street, Apartment 302.
00:05
Caller stating that she smelled gas in her apartment.
00:09
She has already contacted the gas company.
00:12
No definite evacuation was given.
00:14
She says she is waiting in her car in the parking lot.
00:19
That's negative.
00:20
I don't see any lights on the residence at all.
00:24
For you, 28.
00:25
Yeah.
00:27
How are you, okay?
00:29
Copy.
00:32
She said the electricity doesn't work, so she assumed that somebody was upstairs with a flashlight.
00:40
There is no vehicle on any of the 28th ramps on the mainline.
00:48
I'm not sure if someone got in, but I'm negative.
00:52
There are no lights,
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any flashlights or anything that I can see.
00:57
Copy.
00:59
Okay,
01:00
4753 to 475.
01:03
This 475, go ahead.
01:05
Did you by chance try to contact those people that were at the 218?
01:09
She might want to come back and check during the daylight hours, but there are no lights around the residence to see.
01:20
I did contact them, I had spoken to them a little bit and then they ended up disconnecting.
01:28
Not at one, see where?
01:31
Not at one.
01:33
Okay, has your driver been able to locate anything?
01:37
One's in service, returning.
01:40
Now he's currently out there looking as well, and cannot see them.
01:45
Hoppy.
01:47
Okay.
01:48
Agent is en route.
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Location mentioned:
W Perry St, Salem, OH 44460
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