Natural gas leak near generator outside townhouse complex, Sanford FL
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Fire & ArsonA natural gas leak was detected near a generator for AT&T equipment outside a townhouse complex near Brutus Harris Drive in Sanford, Florida. Authorities located the source of the leak at a gas supply line to the generator. The leak was outside and not affecting the residential buildings.
Audio|Heard on: Seminole County Fire and EMS
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03:19
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 36, natural gas leak outside.
00:12
Near Brutus Harris Drive; also advising there's a natural gas smell coming from a pipe close to a generator with an average wind of north-northwest at five miles an hour; wind gusts at six miles an hour.
00:34
Rescue 231, Power 31 Medical, 220.
00:39
Historic Goldsboro Boulevard, 449, Bravo.
00:47
Section 33 in service.
00:50
1023.33.
00:52
2037 is on scene.
00:55
We have two-story residential townhomes.
00:59
Nothing showing at this time; we'll have an investigator.
01:04
237 on scene, two-story residential townhomes.
01:07
Nothing else showing.
01:10
937 on scene. 537 on scene.
01:12
Quint 37, I've seen back here: looks like maybe a dust area.
01:14
There was one person walking around.
01:20
There's a filter-hundred.
01:25
6,000.
01:28
237 to 7.
01:30
1937.
01:31
Spoke with an occupant near (number withheld).
01:34
We're working our way better now.
01:38
Do you have any idea what's back there?
01:42
How about telling us?
01:52
Engine 48, Rescue 48, 48, Medical, near West County Road 419, select 49, Bravo.
02:05
0.37, Battalion 37.
02:07
It's going to be a generator.
02:08
There is.
02:09
It's going to be related to AT&T.
02:12
There is a generator.
02:14
I do have a slight odour.
02:16
It is on the exterior.
02:19
Copy. Confirming it's in this apartment complex, though?
02:22
It's not on the other side of the wall?
02:25
2037. That's affirmative.
02:29
Check. Can you locate the source of where it might be coming from?
02:32
If it's coming from a tank, that might be propane; I don't see gas service in here.
02:39
That's permissive.
02:40
It's not going to be related to the townhomes.
02:44
It's going to be related to AT&T.
02:50
Check. You got a plug-round tank?
02:57
36 to 2937.
02:59
It's Port of Public Utilities, Gas, Fed's supply line to a generator that powers the AT&T backup unit.
03:09
Copy that.
03:15
We do have the gas leak located.
03:17
It's going to be just prior to the shutoff valves.
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