Gas odor reported near post office prompts evacuation, Califon NJ
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, a gas odor was detected outside near the gas meter by the post office on Main Street in Califon Borough. The building was evacuated after the smell was confirmed on scene.
Audio|Heard on: Hunterdon County Fire & EMS Dispatch
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01:22
Transcript:
00:00
Section 19 rescue responding.
00:02
Near Main Street, Califon Borough.
00:04
Post Office for a gas smell outside by the meter.
00:07
Washington Township Police are responding.
00:09
They got the report directly repeating.
00:12
Firebox 4402,
00:14
44 fire, 44 rescue, ladder 14, squad 19.
00:17
Attention 19 rescue responding.
00:19
Near Main Street, Califon Borough.
00:21
Post Office for a gas smell outdoors by the meter, called it directly to Washington Township Police and they are responding.
00:27
Fourteen hundred operators.
00:28
19 rescue.
00:58
19 Rescue do alert with 44 rescue, near Main Street.
01:03
Post Office, gas smell.
01:04
Repeating. Ninety Your Rescue's alert, 44,
01:07
Near Main Street, Califon Borough.
01:08
Post Office, gas smell, 4-10.
01:12
All units responding, Califon Borough, near Main Street, Firebox 4402.
01:17
Chief 245 on the scene advising confirms the gas smell.
01:20
They are evacuating the building now.
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Main St, Califon, NJ 07830
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