Fire crews investigate strong odor in large building, Portage MI
Fire & ArsonFire crews are searching a large building after reports of a strong odor. Despite investigating multiple floors, no hazardous readings or fire have been detected. The smell is likely sewer gas.
Audio|Source: Kalamazoo County Fire and MSP District 5
02:42
Transcript:
00:00
We're currently still making our way through the first floor.
00:02
We've got three different wings.
00:03
The central wing has a strong odor, but we're only getting nothing on the meter so far.
00:08
It's clear on a strong odor but nothing on the meter.
00:10
It's going to take a while to clear this building is pretty large.
00:13
We're still working the first floor.
00:14
104 and I'm sending in a second crew.
00:20
(number withheld), where did you guys know in this? From where we were looking after that?
00:24
I'm looking for it's written to see which direction is it.
00:27
We're working back to the central area.
00:30
Clear on you're working back to the central area.
00:32
Seafire. I have a second crew going in.
00:35
They're going to be starting on the second floor.
00:36
Clear from the second crew going into you're starting on second floor.
00:39
At 940. Go for command.
00:49
We completed the first floor to the third floor now.
00:54
Send to command.
00:58
Go for command.
00:59
No reading and no smell so far on the second floor.
01:02
Based on the smell, I'm leaning more towards sewer gas.
01:05
60 clear on second floor, potentially sewer gas, break 62 into your Tech 1.
01:10
Can you repeat your traffic?
01:11
City to 60 they said they're them clearing the first floor moving to the third.
01:15
Thank you for that.
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Location mentioned:
Near W Milham Ave, Portage, MI 49024
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