Gas odor reported near central avenue stores, Westfield NJ
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, emergency crews investigated a gas odor reported near Banana Republic and Turning Point stores on Central Avenue. They checked HVAC units and the rooftop but found no gas readings, confirming only the presence of an odor at this time.
Audio|Heard on: Union NJ Fire Dispatch Group Calls
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03:46
Transcript:
00:00
All right, let's try to not spot here.
00:06
The advice we need access.
00:08
Hergo awards activated.
00:11
All right, is there any order?
00:15
We're two steps in now.
00:18
Okay,
00:20
I can see we've got to know what we do.
00:24
I'm sorry, repeat your message.
00:28
We do have an odor.
00:31
Receive, does it smell like it's coming from there from one of their ovens?
00:36
I will also investigate the...
00:38
the Banana Republic.
00:44
There's definitely an odor.
00:46
We're not getting reading.
00:49
All right, receipt.
00:51
I'm going to go investigate the Banana Republic.
00:55
Me and the three drivers.
00:59
Here, Matthew?
01:01
I have one of our meters and bring them aside the Banana Republic.
01:07
All right, Steve, make my way over.
01:10
Hi, David, Command.
01:11
Are you in a Banana Republic now?
01:14
Yeah, that's a permative.
01:17
All right, make my way to do.
01:20
All right, Lisa. Do you have anything on the studio?
01:24
I'm trying to make my way to that back a turning point.
01:27
All right, repeat.
01:30
When you go through the studio, there's currently a rooftop access to check the HVAC units on the rooftop.
01:37
Okay,
01:40
baby, command.
01:42
That studio is behind turning point?
01:45
Yeah,
01:47
that's permanent. You'll need to come through Banana Republic.
01:52
Dispatch to Central Avenue Command.
01:55
PSE&G has been notified.
01:58
Your estimated ETA
02:00
is 30 minutes to an hour. All right, we see, thank you.
02:02
We're a process of investigating.
02:03
We do have an odor between the two stores, trying to see where it's coming from.
02:08
We're going to check the rooftop as well.
02:13
Yes, Patrick C.
02:15
I'll say, just update that we're getting zero readings.
02:18
It's just an odor at this time.
02:22
By there, command.
02:23
We're about to make access to the roof.
02:26
Please.
02:30
Tom, is that a light order in the above the studio?
02:36
Flight order, no readings.
02:39
Okay, thank you.
02:42
Come here, five-air.
02:45
You have your message.
02:47
All right, we found a gas meter for the building.
02:51
Engine 4 states that there's no order or any readings.
02:55
So it might be something from each thing we've seen up there.
03:00
At this time we're checking the units and getting no readings, floor odor on the roof.
03:06
All right, reaching.
03:09
Manston three drivers.
03:15
I swept the Utility, I'm Gary in here.
03:19
Richard, thank you.
03:22
Commander Ford?
03:24
Right.
03:27
Use the Knoxbox, let's check the next building overwolder.
03:33
Yeah,
03:35
bye, we're just about to get the appliance first.
03:39
Hi, Richard.
03:43
Commandant 3 driver, come on over at the Knox box.
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Central Ave, Westfield, NJ 07090
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