Gas Leak Causes Evacuation at Marysville School, Portland OR
Fire & ArsonA gas leak occurred at Marysville School near Southeast Raymond Street due to work on the boiler that caused gas to spray from pipes. The school was evacuated as a precaution. Fire units and Northwest Natural responded to the scene to investigate and manage the situation. The gas supply was shut off and the school was checked with monitors showing no dangerous readings. The incident is under investigation and no injuries were reported.
Audio|Source: Portland Area Fire and Rescue
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Transcript:
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They're dispatched with a gas major at the Marysville School, near Southeast Raymond Street.
00:06
They see it smells like natural gas in the cafeteria.
00:10
Someone's working on their boiler.
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and bypass something at sprayed gas, the pipes are hissing.
00:18
This will be for engine 29, engine 19, engine 25,
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truck 25, rescue 11, C4,
00:24
and it'll be on Ops 6.
00:26
Fire Dispatch with a gas major at Marysville School, near Southeast Raymond Street.
00:32
For engine 29, engine 19, engine 25, truck 25, rescue 11, C4 on Ops 6 at 936.
01:20
The repeat of the gas major, Marysville School, near Southeast Raymond Street.
01:24
We staff on site.
01:26
They saw natural gas in the cafeteria.
01:28
Someone was working in the boiler and bypass something, and it started to just spray gas with some pipes hissing.
01:34
Northwest Natural has been advised in 20 minutes out.
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It's for engine 29, engine 19, engine 25, truck 25, rescue 11, and C4.
01:42
This will be on opt 6 at 939.
01:52
We have a one-story large Marshall Elementary school.
01:56
We have nothing showing and you know, Rescue 11 B is going to be inside investigating Rescue 11 has command.
02:03
Dean One Story Elementary School, nothing showing investigating V-team investigating with a team of command.
02:13
You're going to join my B-team for the investigation.
02:15
We do not have a gas monitor.
02:17
So you'll be the first group with a gas monitor.
02:27
Mission 25 from command we have a hydrant four-year ride it from the building.
02:31
Office is going to be Raymond.
02:33
This is Raymond Command.
02:39
For 25 for Command, we'll have you join with the investigation and all other companies from Command, level one staging on your arrival.
02:48
In charge 25 copies of investigation.
03:21
School is in session today.
03:23
They have all students evacuated.
03:25
They think they have the gas shut off.
03:28
We're making our way down to the boiler room now.
03:30
There's just a light smell of natural gas inside the building.
03:34
No readings.
03:38
Command Gabby School has been evacuated.
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School is in session.
03:42
No readings yet on the monitor.
04:20
Command copies, the meter has been shut off, it's not spinning.
04:24
There is a maintenance attack on scene and stating that it is probably venting to the exterior of the building.
04:34
And dispatch from Command, do you have an estimated ETA for Northwest Natural.
04:42
Should be about 15 minutes or less.
04:48
Okay, copy.
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Location mentioned:
Near SE Raymond St, Portland, OR 97206
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