Strong gas smell reported in basement, home evacuated, Franklin County VT


A homeowner reported a strong gas smell in the basement of a residence near West Shoreland and Alberg. The house was evacuated and the fire department was dispatched to check for a gas leak. No one was inside the residence and no one was reported injured.
Audio|Source: Franklin County / Missisquoi Valley Public Safety
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Respond, near West Shoreland-Alberg.
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Homeowner reporting,
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went to go to the basement, sort of strong gas smell.
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Shermer's Badger, Fire, respond near West Sherrod and Alberg.
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Homeowner reporting, strong smell of gas in the basement. Nobody's in the residence, no ill effects. Tehroud is 1642.
00:33
Allstate Elvis.
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Stand by for Gila.
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Then I was also known Vince. I got a couple of BLLs in the Swanton area and all that SWAN PD know as well, but one of them was Route 207 headed north for a gray SUV and a silver stand of some sort, traveling high rates of speed, trying to pass each other.
00:56
Might be a road range incident.
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Again, color sit there's on 207 north from Woods Hill Road in Swanton, a gray SUV and another vehicle traveling high rate to speed and it might be a road rage instead of that be a well.
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All of Seattle is used to stand by another BOL.
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I was sold on Route 7, Swan, past 72 St. Albans Road,
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and Nissan Pathfinder, dark in color, and a gold Toyota sedan of some sort, driving behind her, both with the New York Place. They're driving recklessly,
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swerving in out of the lane.
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They just passed the elementary school.
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Again, that's a dark color Nissan Pathfinder and a gold Toyota sedan, New York plates, reckless operation on Route 7. been past the elementary school in Swan and it'll be a long.
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21 Central 27.
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421, go ahead.
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Romp the ID 1-275-0846.
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And that's showing on Steven Jenkins 496. This is valid 2026. They have no pyres, negative, 99.
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10.4.
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Near West Shoreland, Alburn, all burned to smell the gas in the basement.
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Shell dispatch, Alberg fire a retone for food acknowledgement in response.
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Near West Shore Road and Alberg for the smaller gas in the basement.
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Tell me your retones, 1644.
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