Fire crews investigate gas odor near N 38th St, Milwaukee WI
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to reports of a strong odor of natural gas near N 38th St in Milwaukee. Firefighters investigated the area and detected a slight smell outdoors but found no gas inside nearby buildings. The source of the odor was unclear, and utility personnel were requested to assist.
Audio|Heard on: Milwaukee WI Fire-Tac Group Calls
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01:32
Transcript:
00:00
Thirty-seven's on scene.
00:01
Two-story, nothing showing.
00:02
Investigating.
00:05
Thirty-seventh Battalion Eight.
00:08
Go ahead.
00:10
Battalion Eight, be advised we do have a strong smell of natural gas in the area.
00:14
Unknown source.
00:15
You might want to get WE Energies started.
00:18
Copy.
00:21
Thirty-seventh Battalion Eight with an update.
00:23
We got no smell of gas from any of the residents inside.
00:27
But I didn’t get any reading here.
00:30
Copy. Nothing inside, odor of gas outside.
00:38
Okay, if you can go assist with locating the owner.
00:42
Thirty-seven is truck eighty-two.
00:44
Stand by for right now, I am trying to locate an area.
00:48
Copy, standing by.
00:52
Engine thirty-seven, battalion eight does have that gas sniffer.
00:57
Thirty-seven received.
00:59
Truck eighty-two, you want to go over to thirty-eighth street on the west side of the street about mid-block and check that area? Winds definitely blowing out of the east.
01:09
Copy. Not sure if we noticed, but it looks like they were doing some work over here just in front of us.
01:16
The wind is east southeast at 8 mph.
01:21
Engine 37 with truck 82.
01:25
Just a slight odor of natural gas over here.
01:30
We're going to look around see if we can find the source.
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Location mentioned:
N 38th St, Milwaukee, WI 53208
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