Gasoline found in sanitary sewer causing strong odor, Allegheny County PA
Fire & ArsonFire crews detected a strong gasoline smell coming from a floor drain in the basement of residences near Kennedy. Gasoline was found in a sanitary sewer manhole with a low gas meter reading. It appears someone dumped gasoline into the sewer system. No fire or explosion has been reported.
Audio|Source: Allegheny County Fire - East
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Transcript:
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All right, we meet with the basement of both near Kennedy.
00:04
Negative findings on the meter.
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We do have an odor with smells like gasoline coming up from the floor drain.
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We're going to do our due diligence to check the area.
00:11
Other than that, we're clear to near Kennedy.
00:14
That's coming. You can keep it open for a few minutes to near Kennedy still check in something or to check to see what you can find.
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Two, three chief, two o one chief.
00:21
Good. I did pop one manhole down here.
00:24
I do have other gasoline and I did have a 1.1 LEL[1] with an odor coming up.
00:35
Somebody must have dumped it down the sewer.
00:38
Okay, is that the storm sewer or sanitary?
00:40
That's going to be the sanitary.
00:42
All right, I'm going to make notifications of the Eastsewer Authority.
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775 feet going here.
00:46
Yeah, I'll take care of that can.
00:47
Coffee, thank you.
00:50
Come down Main Street, check, uh,
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check above.
00:54
Pete's company up that direction to see if you see anything just in the area that may be leaking.
00:59
Being that we're getting in the same area not the storm sewer we're probably never going to find it.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
LEL: Lower Explosive Limit - gas meter reading indicating presence of flammable vapor
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Kennedy Township, PA
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