Gas odor traced to stove in apartment kitchen, Danbury CT
Fire & ArsonFire and emergency units responded to a strong gas odor inside a residential building near Elm Street. The source was a malfunctioning stove in the kitchen of a rear apartment. There was no active fire or explosion. The basement was checked, and gas shut off may be needed for safety. No injuries or criminal activity occurred.
Audio|Source: Danbury Fire HQ
03:31
Transcript:
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Engine 22, truck 1, rescue 1, car 30, and volunteer company 19. Respond to inside odor of gas.
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At near Elm Street, unit rear.
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Engine 22, truck 1, rescue 1, car 30, and volunteer company 19.
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Respond to inside odor of gas at near Elm Street.
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Unit Rear.
00:27
A3 arrive, ER.
00:31
Receive A3 ER. Recade A3 ER.
00:37
Car 30 is on scene, two-story wood frame.
00:41
Got the ED here.
00:42
See rescuing.
00:45
See car 30 are on scene and two-story wood frame.
00:53
No,
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I haven't talked to PD yet. They just came out of the back, but they're...
00:59
I was on the wrong channel there. I haven't talked to PD yet, but they came out of the back.
01:09
Command 22.
01:12
Got.
01:15
Alright. They came here for a possible domestic.
01:18
There's no apparent issue here at the time.
01:20
But when they made entry, they had a strong odor of gas.
01:23
In the left rear apartment.
01:24
We're going to check it out.
01:27
Rider.
01:33
Rush is fishing in front of the house, sir.
01:36
Yeah, it's fine, just at the same time.
01:44
Command 22.
01:49
Go ahead 22.
01:56
We think we have it with a stove in the kitchen.
01:59
Truck is checking the basement.
02:01
There is direct access to the basement from here.
02:03
So we're taking up at a stove in the kitchen.
02:06
Roger. No need for our resource for this time, correct?
02:11
Not yet.
02:14
Okay.
02:19
Rescue 22.
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22.
02:26
You're on the first floor, you said?
02:30
First floor in the rear.
02:32
It's going to be Bravo Charlie.
02:34
He's going to be untrothed.
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Rush.
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Command from 1-2.
02:47
Got 22. Got 22.
02:53
It appears to be an isolated issue with the stove.
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Fortunately,
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a very old thrust to shut off with the stove, so we may have to shut down a larger portion of the house.
03:07
Alright,
03:10
so we have landlord information so we can at least get him or as a year, possibly.
03:16
Haven't gotten there yet.
03:21
Okay, let me know if we have some trouble get that and I'll ask you dispatch if you can't get it.
03:25
We'll definitely want to notify him now so you can get a plumber here.
03:31
Affirm a minute.
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Location mentioned:
Near Elm St, Danbury, CT 06810
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