Strong petroleum smell prompts building evacuation, Schenectady County NY
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, a strong smell of petroleum was reported inside a multi-story building near Balltown Rd. The third floor was evacuated, and crews checked HVAC units and the rooftop. The air quality on lower floors was cleared after inspection.
Audio|Heard on: Schenectady County Fire/EMS
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02:15
Transcript:
00:00
It's a strong smell of gasoline, gee.
00:02
Oh.
00:04
It's not natural gas, it's definitely going to be a petroleum-based substance, whether it's gasoline or diesel, I'm not sure yet.
00:11
But we've got to definitely a strong smell up here.
00:13
The third floor had been evacuated.
00:19
Okay, I've got no longer here on the first floor.
00:22
You're going to start evacuating the first floor on the second floor as well?
00:30
We'll be on the other side.
00:33
Appreciate.
00:39
So on floor with the gas, the air is all clear.
00:54
(number withheld).
01:00
Did you copy the medical at Iroquois?
01:04
That's affirmative.
01:07
Receive if you have one driver in station.
01:13
Receive. All right, Balltown Road.
01:17
Send a driver to Iroquois Middle School.
01:19
I'm sending (number withheld) from here.
01:24
Received. Received.
01:28
(number withheld), (number withheld).
01:32
Go ahead.
01:36
I got the meter that (number withheld) had up here to do it.
01:48
I can also say before we're clear.
01:53
What you see? First floor is also cleared.
01:56
I'm on the side of the building, it'd be the Bravo side, or the HVAC units, and everything's remarkable back here as well.
02:04
I know he said it was gasoline or diesel, but just covering all the bases.
02:10
Yeah, I know, and I've got (number withheld) going up to the rooftop, even if it's just to make sure it's coming in from up there.
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Location mentioned:
Balltown Rd, Niskayuna, NY
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