Natural gas odor traced to open stove in apartment, Waltham MA


Fire department responded to a natural gas odor inside an apartment under construction near Robbins Street. They found an open stove causing the odor. The stove was closed and the area ventilated, resolving the situation.
Audio|Source: Waltham Police & Fire
02:30
Transcript:
00:00
Walton Fire's engine 1, ladder 2, been dispatched to near Robbins Street, and the inside odor investigation of natural gas.
00:07
Walton Fire, 1259.
00:09
Smootie companies are off, ladder 2 will have command.
00:11
We're investigating. Smootie companies off, ladder 2 has command, investigating 1259.
00:15
Control 436.
00:16
283 Railroad 4891 hangout.
00:19
It's coming from the same number as this morning.
00:21
No answer on the call back.
00:22
Very good. Robbins command.
00:23
Yeah, we made entry into an unoccupied apartment that's under construction and the stove was left open.
00:29
Let's just close it off and we're ventilating.
00:31
Robbins command, you made entry into an unoccupied apartment that's under construction.
00:35
Stove was left open.
00:36
You've turned it off.
00:37
I missed the end of your communication there with some background noise.
00:39
We're ventilating.
00:40
Ventilating, it's 13-0-1.
00:42
4-3-1 Walthing Control.
00:43
Law Patrol.
00:44
I'll be clear with a report, pre-maffron license.
00:46
Roger.
00:47
NG1, Waltham file.
00:49
Engine 1. Release by command, attorney available.
00:52
Release by command, returning available.
00:55
Who separation of full 40? Answering.
00:58
Location. Step in.
01:03
Robbins fan to all-fam.
01:04
Robbins command.
01:05
The occupancy ventilated, readings are zero.
01:08
Let me terminate command return of course.
01:09
Occupant. Occuping.
01:11
The ventilated readings are zero.
01:13
Terminating command returning, 13.05.
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Location mentioned:
Near Robbins St, Waltham, MA 02453
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