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Gas odor behind restaurant at Portland Jetport was cooking oilPortland ME

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Portland International Jetport (PWM), 1001 Westbrook St, Portland, ME 04102

As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency responders investigated a strong smell of gas behind a restaurant at Portland Jetport near Westbrook Street. The odor was determined to be caused by leftover cooking oil, not gas.

Audio|Heard on: Portland Fire
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02:37
Transcript:
00:00
Trenching stations, box 366 for the Portland Jetport Terminal,
00:06
near Westbrook Street.
00:10
Carl is reporting a strong smell of gas behind Linda Beans.
00:17
On the box is a lot of 3-inch and 6, engine 11, Rescue 1, C-5,
00:23
and the red units are included.
00:25
Neuronauts 5.
00:29
Repeating box, 366 for the Jetport, near Westbrook Street,
00:34
odor of gas behind Linda Bean's.
00:36
On the box is a lot of 3, engine 6, engine 11, rescue 1, C5, and the red 3 can go as well on Channel 5.
00:46
See 5,000.
00:52
That's you.
01:01
Red 2. Straight here, it's your route.
01:05
Do you want all of them assigned or just you?
01:08
Red 3 or 4 are in route as well?
01:15
Okay.
01:16
Flat of three, not a picker.
01:20
So, two, five, one.
01:21
This is off in the area.
01:25
Ten four. The ladder three just arrived on the other side of the building for you.
01:30
So two final ones.
01:37
Red 2. Yeah, now this is a song about the oldest priority of Greece that we found in the back hall right.
01:46
Red 2 can handle all you the use the service.
01:51
10 for Red 2.
01:52
C5 copy there?
01:55
C5 copies on time.
01:59
10 for 2.
02:04
Cooking grease left in the hallway.
02:12
Thank you very soon service.
02:15
I copy my tune service.
02:16
You're sure that we call in the box.
02:18
Oh.
02:24
All right. I'm trying to call on the box for 366 for the jet port near Westbrook Street.
02:30
The cause of the odor of gas was just some old oil from cooking.
02:35
All you have been back in terms and the time is 1930.

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Location mentioned:
Portland International Jetport (PWM), 1001 Westbrook St, Portland, ME 04102

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