Gas odor investigated at Lebanon post office, Lebanon PA
Fire & ArsonFire units responded to a reported gas odor at the Lebanon post office on South East Street. After investigating the boiler room and gas meters, no gas leak or odor was found. The issue may be caused by a hot water heater failure. Utility company UGI was notified to ensure gas safety.
Audio|Source: Lebanon County Fire
03:53
Transcript:
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City,
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South East Street, South East Street, Lebanon Post Office from Investigation Side, odor of gas,
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(number withheld),
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(number withheld).
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County Deputy 15th, County Deputy 15 responding.
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Deputy 15, 16, (number withheld).
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A call is advising gas leak were hissing in the basement.
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Order of gas.
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Copy that county, thank you.
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Sounded engine 17, engine 1919, truck point are responding.
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Copy that. Engine 1719 and truck 20.
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(number withheld).
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County 351 respond me.
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Copy.
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County (number withheld).
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You notify UGI, please.
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By UGI. By UGI.
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Captain, you can have you on location.
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Be investigating on Channel 11.
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The other side.
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They were probably.
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19 rider the chief.
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We're in the boiler room where there's boilers and hot water heaters that are gans.
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We have no odor.
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We're told that the gas meter might be on what would be side on Chessna Street.
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There's three meters and then there's a line that goes to the roof and then one that appears to go to the basement where you are.
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It appears normal out here.
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Are you with the complainant, the person they called it in?
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I met a secretary at a desk and she pointed me in this direction.
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I found where the gas lines come into the boiler room in the back and there's one that goes to the hot water heater.
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They were trying to even shut them off.
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I don't know if they're trying to shut them off outside or what.
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Interior, I also know they have a generator here.
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I'm not sure if it runs off gas.
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They might have a line going there too.
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See that, we can check that, that's all good too.
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Okay,
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upon further investigation, if here's the day of shutting the water off and the gas at the hot water heater, all off to the hot water heater, there's a puddle of water here.
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So I don't know if this is just a water heater failure or what.
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I'm going to make my way down to you.
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I have more information for you.
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At this point, we don't have any leaks.
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We'll just wait until U.G.I.
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gets here.
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Yeah, no odors, no LALs.
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One of the meters.
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Okay, I'm on my way down.
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