Gas smell reported at elementary school in Winter Haven, Winter Haven FL
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Fire & ArsonEmergency responders were dispatched to Chain of Lakes Elementary School in Winter Haven for a reported gas smell near the cafeteria and detached buildings. Staff confirmed a strong natural gas odor. Investigation is ongoing.
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Transcript:
00:00
One-o-haven, engine 3-1-Metown-Chief 1, SWAT-21, Gas League, Tana Lake,
00:04
Elementary,
00:05
(number withheld) Highway 653, One-Aven, TAC-8, TAC-A, all-unit select, TAC-8, 7-10.10.
00:17
Winter Haven Engine 3, I'll have you responding.
00:20
This is going to be a Chain of Lakes Elementary, near Highway 653.
00:26
The reportee advised there's a gas smell at the back of a cafeteria.
00:34
Very serious.
00:35
All right.
00:37
Ten points.
00:42
Very about one.
00:44
One day about one.
00:48
104. I'll have you responding.
00:50
It's going to be in reference for gas smell at Chain of Lakes Elementary School.
00:54
They are advising that the smell is outside and they're not sure if the smell is coming from the release valves.
01:11
Mike 22 22nd.
01:18
Mike 222.
01:21
That's a fiction.
01:23
Mac 222-dison 716.
01:29
I have an engine 3.
01:33
We're all saying we've got a...
01:38
Detached building at the school, let's like with us in the classroom, the Tassu cafeteria will be investigated.
01:47
And for Akavi, there are some detached buildings and also the cafeteria is back there with an attached building.
02:02
RESTU-33-33 Chastain, Delta Level 816-4ista Drive, north-three is T-5-P-5-7-7-6.
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Engine 33.
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Enter 33. Enter 33.
02:18
Sure, the phone.
02:22
Earth-Haddy, Chastain, Delta-Level, 816 Arresta Drive.
02:31
70-year-old female conscious of breathing 718.
02:38
We're at Engine 3 dispatch.
02:42
Waterham at Engine 3.
02:44
We made contact with staff.
02:47
They reported.
02:48
They came in, they had a strong odor of natural gas.
02:52
We're in the sniffer now.
02:53
We're going to be continuing to investigate.
02:56
10-4[1], I copy, made contact with the staff.
02:59
When they came in, they had a smell of a strong odor of natural gas investigating 719.
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Location mentioned:
State Hwy 653, Winter Haven, FL 33884
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