Gas leak detected at multifamily house in Rahway, Rahway NJ
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a gas leak at a 2.5-story multifamily house near Elizabeth Avenue in Rahway. High levels of combustible gas were detected on the natural gas meter. The basement was checked and cleared with zero gas readings.
Audio|Heard on: Union NJ Fire-Tac Group Calls
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01:54
Transcript:
00:00
County, car two on scene.
00:02
Near Elizabeth Avenue, 2.5 story wood frame, multi-family, nothing showing.
00:06
Establishing Elizabeth Command.
00:09
Cartier's a two and a half story, wood frame, multifamily.
00:11
You have command 1311.
00:14
County, that one's on seat.
00:17
Rist...
00:20
County, you took four alive.
00:22
Okay,
00:24
gentlemen.
00:26
First seat, 1311. Command from matter one-night.
00:30
Command answering.
00:32
We're getting readings of 670 on a natural gas meter.
00:40
Command, receive.
00:42
County Colonel Elizabethap, command.
00:45
Command, gas.
00:47
Start the gas company to this location, highest reading, 670 parts per million combustible gas.
00:53
Mercy.
00:59
Commander 4A.
01:00
I just spoke to one of the renters they had work done on downstairs.
01:04
All right, 4A broke up.
01:09
I heard work downstairs.
01:12
One of the renters said they had people downstairs, yes, they work.
01:15
All right, come here.
01:19
See, you have access to the basement from that unit?
01:24
We're making a way down.
01:28
Commander from Latter 1A.
01:31
Command answer.
01:33
Getting readings of 770 now on the natural gas meter.
01:39
Commander receives.
01:40
Highest readings, 70, parts from lane, combustible gas.
01:46
Commandant 4A, we have zero readings in the basement.
01:49
Zero reading.
01:52
And they receive zero reading basement division.
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Location mentioned:
Elizabeth Ave, Rahway, NJ 07065
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