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Gas odor reported at apartment near Main St in NorwichNorwich CT

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Main St, Norwich, CT 06360

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire units responded to an apartment near Main Street in Norwich for a report of a gas odor inside the building. The caller described a diesel smell and reported skin irritation and difficulty breathing. Utilities were notified, and fire crews evaluated the scene.

Audio|Heard on: Ledyard Police and Fire
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02:58
Transcript:
00:00
Headquarters for the odor of gas,
00:03
near Main Street, Apartment 301.
00:12
Norwich Fire with the call for headquarters.
00:15
You'll be responding to near Main Street, Apartment 301 for the odor of gas inside.
00:21
Call comes from public utilities.
00:24
That's headquarters, responding to near Main Street, Apartment 301 for the odor of gas inside, call comes from utilities.
00:35
(number withheld).
00:43
Engine 2 is clear from Roosevelt available.
00:51
Received engine 2 clear and available.
00:54
Headquarters responding.
00:59
Headquarters responding.
01:02
Battalion 1 responding.
01:11
Battalion 1 responding.
01:17
I want to get ridden off.
01:22
Two quarters.
01:25
Thank you very clear and returning.
01:31
May it return.
01:39
Hey one on scene.
01:42
We've been starting.
01:44
You're starting on seeing.
01:48
You're telling you one arm's seeing nothing showing.
01:55
Flooding Alonso.
02:00
Floody on, Gene.
02:01
All right on scene.
02:04
All right, I can't fire ground one.
02:08
Roger, fire ground one.
02:16
200 on the return.
02:30
He said it smells like a diesel smell.
02:38
He said his skin started burning and he's having trouble breathing.
02:42
He says he just not want to be evaluating.
02:46
Morning to each man.
02:48
Morning. Morning.
02:50
We're in favor.
02:53
You will smell no evaluation.
02:57
4-9.

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Main St, Norwich, CT 06360
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