Vent pipe failure causes coal gas buildup in home, Mifflinburg PA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, a coal stove vent pipe failed near Johnstown Road, causing coal gas to build up inside the home. Emergency responders were called to provide ventilation.
Audio|Heard on: Union County Fire
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01:58
Transcript:
00:00
West Buffalo Township.
00:02
Near Johnstown Road.
00:07
Ventilation,
00:09
required.
00:15
Near Johnstown Road, cross streets of Red Bank Road, Centennial Road.
00:23
Ventilation needed,
00:26
a box 35, Tower 3, 2340.
00:36
Central Rescue 3 is responding from Lewisburg.
00:41
We got released on one of the chief.
00:47
Okay, rescue three,
00:50
near Johnstown Road.
00:53
Apparently they had a coal stove and the pipe blew off,
01:00
and now they have coal gas building up in the house.
01:18
Central 303 responding.
01:27
If 303 is responding, did you copy the details?
01:34
A little bit.
01:36
Coal stove with the gas pipe, or the vent pipe came off.
01:43
Yeah, it sounds like it had some sort of, not sure of explosion or what, but the pipe blew off and now the house is building up with the coal gas.
01:57
Copy.
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Location mentioned:
Johnstown Rd, Mifflinburg, PA 17844
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