Strong natural gas smell causes Walmart evacuation, Dearborn County IN
Fire & ArsonA strong smell of natural gas was reported near the grocery entrance of the Walmart Supercenter in Dearborn County. Emergency responders were dispatched, and the store manager began evacuating customers and staff to ensure safety. The utility company was notified and on the way to inspect the issue.
Audio|Source: Dearborn County Police, Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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5137. I advise there is a strong odor of gas smell natural.
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On the grocery side, I'm over by the propane area and I don't hear any sizzling or any other leakage anywhere else.
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It's on the grocery side main entrance.
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50137 clear.
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I'd be advised the manager also has been notified.
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15137.
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You have a run to 100 Sycamore State's Walmart Supercenter.
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Caller reports, there is a very strong smell of natural gas in the grocery side in the front.
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5137 is on scene.
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Squad 51 is en route.
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It's your second page at 2016.
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Yeah, the engine 516-3-5.
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Engine 516, clear.
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Page 17-9. I was in the management that they were working on some type of problem earlier today.
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We're checking out.
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It's very strong in the parking lot area, kind of crossing from the grocery entrance.
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6137 clear.
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Denver County Latter, 517, respondent.
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The county committee, the DC Channel, please.
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That's great, DC-1.
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Switching the DC-1.
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Good.
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What's the 20.
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LAC.
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It's clear, I'm behind that Durango, leaving lower D.
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The hint?
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I want to go ahead and contact Aurora utilities that are asked 516 if they want to contact them.
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Okay, say join click.
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The utility company.
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The front road, go ahead, start.
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516, clear.
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516, utility has been notified in there in route.
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516, clear.
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516, clear.
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County 528's response.
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Thank you very clear.
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I want station.
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Good.
03:08
Otherwise, if there's no odor inside the building, do you want them to start evacuation protocol?
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As far as they're firm.
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Sir, so we can figure out what the cause is, if you want to go ahead and evacuate them.
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That's clear.
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5137, were you clear up there?
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Affirmative.
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The manager is doing it right now.
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Support 81 back in search.
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Support 81, sir.
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516, we're in 5137.
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Go ahead.
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That be advised.
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The manager is now evacuating the store at this time.
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