Suspected gas leak found underground near flagpole, Middletown NJ


Fire department responded to a suspected gas leak issue underground near the flagpole outside the property. A utility line may have been struck during ground work. The detector was malfunctioning and no odor was found in one direction.
Audio|Source: Middletown and Monmouth County Bayshore Towns Fire / EMS
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Transcript:
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I walked all the way up to the east and no odor up this way.
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I can't wait.
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I think we found it's underground.
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I think today is somebody hit it when they were working the ground.
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We're right by the flagpole.
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Good. Advise them that we have it on the exterior of the property.
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It's underground.
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It looks like maybe a line got struck.
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6-2-7-6[1].
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Station's clear on the malfunctioning detector, homeowner, advice, place.
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Okay, station clear.
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6-2-7-6: Unit identifier or call sign
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Middletown Township, NJ
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