Natural gas odor reported in basement near Monroe St, Evanston IL
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, responders received a report of a natural gas odor in the basement near Monroe Street. The furnace was recently serviced and then shut off prior to the smell being noticed. Several fire units were dispatched to investigate the situation.
Audio|Heard on: Evanston Fire
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Transcript:
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Indoor odor of gas, near Monroe St.
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It's going to be squad 21, engine 24, tower 22, battalion 21,
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near Monroe St, indoor odor of gas in the basement.
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Indoor odor of gas in the basement for squad 21, engine 24, Tower 22, Battalion 21,
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near Monroe St.
00:21
Furnace has worked on today, now it shut off and there's a smell of gas in the basement.
00:26
Time is 2021.
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Evanston Fire, Engine 22.
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Engine 22.
00:43
You can hold up one of those companies.
00:46
Engine 22 is at 802.
00:48
We'll walk down and take a look.
00:51
Received. Tower 22 can disregard Monroe.
00:58
S-Bash keep Tower 22 on that call.
01:01
All right.
01:04
Received, we'll have Tower 22 and Engine 22 continue to near Monroe St.
01:12
Correct, 521 second service, sir, aware.
01:17
Receive. Receive.
01:35
Truck 22 is off.
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Eastbound,
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two and a half still be frame, nothing shown, or I escape.
01:44
Here's the East Tower 22, eastbound, nothing showing.
01:50
Tower, where is the basement?
01:52
A 14.
Disclaimer:
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:
Monroe St, Evanston, IL 60202
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