Investigation of natural gas odor near Hart Boulevard, Flemington NJ
Fire & ArsonFire crews investigated a natural gas odor between Station 1 and Hart Boulevard near Hart Boulevard. The source was suspected to be off-gassing from a gas pump house or a leaking gas meter in the area. They coordinated with a utility representative to locate the origin of the smell.
Audio|Source: Hunterdon County and Raritan Twp Fire
03:45
Transcript:
00:00
All right, so over by Johanna Farms, obviously there's nothing, the smell is dissipated.
00:06
The smell is somewhere originating between Station 1 and Hart Boulevard.
00:13
Officer Bend is making a call presently to West Damwell.
00:18
As there's a natural gas pump house over there, he's going to see if they've off gas today, and perhaps that smells just carrying into our territory.
00:27
He'll advise, but if you guys could start making your way back over to Station 1, we'll reconvene there.
00:36
We just went up, Johanna,
00:38
and we're on Providence now.
00:40
We're going to swing the out date and come back.
00:45
Please, Steve. I'm going to do the same.
00:47
Keep your windows down.
00:49
My guess is if it isn't an off-gassing, it might be,
00:53
as we've encountered numerous times before,
00:56
perhaps like a meter leaking on a house.
00:58
Let's see if we can find the heaviest concentration. We'll get out on foot and just kind of start walking the area.
01:05
Sounds good. Bob's going to make a run through carriage gate.
01:12
Where you safe?
01:19
Deputy from Engine 2 on 16.
01:23
Go to Deputy.
01:28
We went through that shopping complex, no odor there, and we're on our way to Station 1.
01:35
We see. I've all seen about three minutes cutting through Providence Drive right now.
01:43
Firebox 2201, Redington Township, Main Street.
02:14
Firebox 2201, 22 fire, 32 fire, 32, 32, fire, 22, rescue into Reddington Township,
02:20
268, Main Street and White House for a reported wires sparking, making a crackling noise.
02:27
Feing Fire 220101, 22 fire, 32 fire, rescue into Redington Township, 268, Main Street, White House,
02:35
for wires sparking, making a crackling noise. Went after Operation 6, 1232, dispatcher to... 25.
02:48
Squad 21, Deputy 21.
02:51
Follow engine two, we're going to go meet with the representative from Elizabethtown gas over on Hart Boulevard.
02:59
Sounds good, right behind him.
03:06
Water engine, just to let you know, he's on the access road by RTMU A5 pump station.
03:29
Well,
03:31
comically enough, he is here just doing paperwork. He is not part of the emergency response for this call.
03:39
Aren't you guys all hop by the truck, come meet me, I'll buy my unit.
03:43
Let's kind of pinpoint this grid a little better.
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Location mentioned:
Near Hart Blvd, Flemington, NJ 08822
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