Natural gas odor detected in men's locker room, South Burlington VT
Fire & ArsonFire department responded to a report of natural gas odor in the men's locker room at a building on Timber Lane. Investigators found a strong rotten egg smell in the stairwell and locker room but no gas was detected by meters. They expanded the search to mechanical rooms and adjacent gym spaces. No fire or explosion occurred.
Audio|Source: Chittenden County Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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I want you to pull by us, stage at the intersection at Grandview,
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position your rig out of the way, and come up to the scene on foot.
00:12
Pretty safe, we're 30 seconds, though.
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6301-1.
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Go ahead.
00:28
A lot of ones in the area, no obvious odors of gas present. We'll be operating in investigative mode, Captain's establishing command. We'll be operating on Channel 3.
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Engine 2 from command, I want you to come in from Timber Lane.
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Timber Lane at Twin Oaks Terrace.
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Hold short, I'll gather information.
00:57
Another one, reposition up to this hydrant in front of me. Have you get turned around where the one block of West Twin Oaks is.
01:11
Stage at that hydrant, the initial report is an odor of gas in the men's locker room.
01:21
Definitely this one from command.
01:30
Go ahead, command.
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I'll have you enter through the front of the building.
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You're going to proceed to the men's locker room, investigate the source of the odor.
01:39
Reported to be that of natural gas.
01:45
Where do you see, walking up the front door?
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And you two from command.
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Go ahead.
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I'm going to position you on the Bravo Charlie corner of the building.
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Representative from the facility is going to meet you and lead you in.
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down the Charlie side to gain access to that men's locker room to assist with investigation.
02:15
There is no odor of gas inside the lobby of the building.
02:24
Copy. We're on scene at that location with the representative now.
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104, I have ladder one on a hydrant, not committing to laying any lines at this point until I can pinpoint the source and determine a strategy given the size of the building.
02:45
Copy.
02:50
Command, Amulis 1.
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Amulis 1, go ahead.
02:58
We got a smell of rotten eggs throughout the stairwell and in the men's locker room. We're reading zeros on the five gas.
03:10
Understood.
03:13
Initial investigation finds an odor of rotten eggs.
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Zero's on the meter.
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Confirming 0% LEL?
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That's affirmative and oxygen level is 20.8.
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Understood.
03:34
I want you to expand your search in that area to any mechanical rooms,
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as well as the gym space,
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directly adjacent to lock rooms.
03:50
Recease will be expanding our search.
03:59
Quix command from Station 1.
04:05
Go ahead.
04:10
The weekend staff, Angie 1, if needed, out there. If not, we'll cover the city.
04:16
Understood, remain in quarters and cover the city.
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Receive.
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Lot of 1 from Command, hold your position.
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Lot of 1 is the message.
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Engine 2 from Command.
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Command.
04:52
I'm hearing from staff no exterior access at your location. We're going to reposition your crew and engine two to the alpha side of the building.
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Expand the investigation.
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Location mentioned:
Timber Ln, South Burlington, VT 05403
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