Natural gas odor reported inside residence on Thomas Ave, St Paul MN


Responders were dispatched to a residence near Thomas Avenue after reports of a strong natural gas odor inside. Roadblocks were set up nearby. Personnel found no one home but noted the presence of a dog in the backyard. Gas meter readings were normal and the building was evacuated for safety. Monitors detected only minimal gas levels near the stove.
Audio|Source: Saint Paul Fire
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Transcript:
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Engine 17, near Thomas Avenue, natural gas odor, cross streets, Dale Street North, and St.
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Albans Street North, Box 670, on fire-off 6.
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Time 1338, Engine 17, near Thomas Avenue, natural gas odor, cross streets, Dale Street North, and St.
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Albans Street North, Box 670, on fire-ups.
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This is a 5.
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engine five driving in an area near Thomas would be blocking to the west at st.
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olden and Thomas engine five west Thomas command engine five will be awaiting the first incoming unit with monitors to monitor 1339 command engine 8 is blocking to the east at Thomas in Dale
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Command copy.
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Somebody was reporting a natural gas odor from inside the residence.
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They went up to the door and knocked no answer.
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There was a dog in the backyard.
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That's how gas has been notified and winds are out of the northeast at 7 miles per hour.
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Surface copies.
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Ladder 24, 1145 Hudson Road, Parkway Gardens Apartments, Medical Alarm, Cross Streets, Frank Street, and Griffith Street, Box 7008A, on fire-ups for, time 1339, ladder 24, 1145 Hudson Road, Parkway Gardens Apartments, Medical Alarm, Cross Streets, Frank Street, and Griffith Street, Box 700, 508 on fire up score time 1339 dispatch engine 14 command squad 1's approaching we'll go up and monitor
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and unit with monitors engine 14 will be summit command copy at 1340
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dispatch medic 6 we're going to be delayed on seat we are code 4 just be
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delayed on C
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2.1341.
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Command the squad one.
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Go for command.
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Command. We've got a one-and-a-half-story, single-family home, a meter is reading normal, but other than's all evacuated.
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Squad 1 is going to go in a monitor.
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Thomas Command, this is Chief One, I tell your command statements.
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You have the roadblocks, squad one's moving up to monitor.
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I'll assume command.
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Engine 5, Copies, Jeff, command.
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To note, engine 5 is Level 1 and a hydrant.
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I saw. Copy, dispatch, Chief One.
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Chief One.
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This is Ming, Thomas, Command.
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Callie, 1342.
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Starting at 1343.
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Command, this is squad one.
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Go squad one.
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We've checked all three levels.
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We're getting very minimal readings at the stove.
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I believe squad one can handle if you're okay with that.
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Command Cappies.
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Dispatch, Thomas, Command.
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Squad 1 is reporting very minimal readings at the stove.
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We'll continue, Exile.
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We'll hold Squad 1, but the rest of the company's backing service.
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1344.
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Location mentioned:
Near Thomas Ave W, St Paul, MN 55104
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