Furnace oil leak found after odor reported in basement, Minersville PA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/2/2025 03:33 PM

Near North St, Minersville, PA 17954

An odor of gas or paint was reported in the basement near North Street in Minersville Borough. After investigation, firefighters found that the furnace in the basement was leaking heating oil, causing the smell. No illnesses were reported.

Audio|Source: Schuylkill County Fire

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Transcript:

00:00

District 52, Minersville Fire Department, near North Street, Minersville Borough and Odor Investigation. District 52, near North Street, Minersville, Odor Investigation, 1833.

00:13

Any Chief 52.

00:20

Chief 52.

00:23

On the way.

00:26

1834, call report an odor of gas or paint smell in the basement.

00:30

No illness reported.

00:32

Provo 1.

00:35

Copy attention, I'll switch into Bravo 1.

00:42

Honey from engine 5213.

00:46

5213.

00:50

We'll be around.

00:52

1836 odor of gas or paint smell in the basement, Bravo on the channel.

01:00

Coffee, switching over.

01:07

5211. 50211.

01:09

50 to 11.

01:12

Reach warning.

01:16

1837 Bravo.

01:21

30212. 5212.

01:27

12. Clearing her out.

01:29

1837. 1737.

01:31

12.

01:36

1838.

01:42

County-1502 search.

01:46

52 13. Also on location.

01:52

1830.

01:54

Kind of 52 12.

01:58

12. 12.

02:00

Johnny, all location.

02:04

1838.

02:08

County 52 11, Jane Coffert.

02:11

Same time.

02:20

District 52, New Montersville.

02:25

Near North Street. Second dispatch, 1840.

02:35

County is 5214.

02:43

5214. I'm going to responding with Lightman power.

02:49

1840, Bravo 1, Tucson State.

02:54

I'll be switching to Bravo.

03:01

Do it.

03:04

Four change, just continue in non-emergent.

03:09

Cod.

03:14

CIRB 12,

03:16

252.

03:18

Go ahead.

03:22

We think we found a cause here in the basement,

03:25

filter the furnace is leaking heating oil.

03:33

Can you want us to shut that furnace down also?

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