Gasoline odor detected near Poplar Ave sewer and homes, Newport News VA
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to gasoline odor in sewer and homes near Poplar Ave. Gas meters showed no gas presence. Investigation continues to determine source and safety of area. Homes inspected have no basements or natural gas appliances.
Audio|Source: Newport News Fire
02:31
Transcript:
00:00
Ladder 2, command.
00:06
They've been telling you one to line or 2.
00:10
Hey, I know you heard we're about the near Poplar in there and tell the citizens if we're not finding anything on the meter.
00:18
And I was going to tell you,
00:21
we're chasing the smell of gasoline in the sewer system.
00:24
We were up by the area of near 25th in Buxton, where you're going on poplar avenue is a little bit of ways from where we were.
00:33
So when you get there, I need to know if you've got a odor of gasoline or is it an actual natural gas problem at that house.
00:44
Thanks all.
00:45
Well, I was going to do.
00:48
Happy Day.
00:49
If we were still getting VOSCs at the manhole cover right across the creek from where we were flushing,
00:57
Todd and I are going to go down to the pump station district and check the next, or check the, if we're getting any LEL at the pump station, make sure we're not flushing everything down there and increase the LEL at the pump station if we're going to kind of terminate.
01:20
I have a man to I haven't two and a little six you guys meet us down at the end of oak please at the pump station
01:33
that's you on the tiny one 800 gallons administer here we're going to move down 30 first street fill up let us know if you want to flush anything else
01:51
Okay,
01:55
Chief, we're up at a near Poplar.
01:57
It does smell a little bit like gasoline and less like natural gas.
02:01
Ran through near Poplar got zeros and all the meters.
02:05
They were in 370s, just seeing the same thing, so we're just going to run through her house as well.
02:12
All right, do you need those homes have a basement by any chance?
02:17
Yeah, I'll double check.
02:19
I don't believe so, and they also do not have natural gas appliances.
02:22
It's just so you're aware.
02:25
Okay, thank you.
02:29
Negative on the basements.
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Near Poplar Ave, Newport News, VA 23607
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