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Gas fireplace issue causes evacuation near Laurel AveSummit NJ

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Laurel Ave, Summit, NJ 07901

According to the dispatch call, emergency responders investigated a malfunctioning natural gas fireplace near Laurel Avenue that was sparking continuously. The gas was secured and residents were evacuated as a safety precaution.

Audio|Heard on: Summit Police, Fire and EMS
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01:48
Transcript:
00:00
The effect on the fire request response.
00:03
Near Laurel Ave.
00:04
Near Laurel Ave.
00:05
One-o-auchful meditation.
00:10
The flame is on of the gas fireplace, but the starter is continuing to settle.
00:16
15.7.
00:26
21 received your responding near Laurel Ave, Ashland Road from our lab on the cross 6,000 left from Ashton Road, hyphen 12th, 6 inch into front near Laurel Ave, 6 inch in the corner of Tulip and Myrtle and 8 inch the corner of Watchung Place in tulip.
00:40
One investigation of propane fireplace, starters continuously sparking,
00:44
no gas melt,
00:45
residents evacuated,
00:47
1930.
00:53
Dispatchman at 1872 arrived at Overlook.
00:58
Go on.
01:03
Statement 1 will be arriving near Laurel Ave to the necessary wood frame, nothing short from the exterior.
01:09
Investigating issue with the Fireplace LT3 Establishing Command.
01:16
Free Fitzsend, when you're arriving.
01:19
To an afterword room, residential, requesting Fireplace, Elfrey, Establishing Command, 1935.
01:23
There's a special room, Laurel, fire support.
01:33
This is an inside, natural gas fireplace.
01:42
Resident was having trouble shutting it off.
01:44
We've secured gas and the process of shutting it down.
01:48
As you're working handles.

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Laurel Ave, Summit, NJ 07901

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