Strong odor of natural gas reported near Sandy Blvd building, Portland OR

Fire & Arson

According to the dispatch call, a strong odor of natural gas was reported in a multi-story residential building near Sandy Boulevard. The smell was detected on the 3rd to 5th floors, and there may be a need to evacuate about 50 residents from the building. Emergency units, including fire engines and truck units, were dispatched to investigate and manage the situation. Utility company Northwest Natural is expected to arrive in approximately 20 minutes to assist with the gas incident. There is no confirmed fire, but caution is advised due to the presence of natural gas scent.

Audio|Heard on: Portland Area Fire and Rescue

Listen to dispatch call

05:38

Transcript:

00:00

Engine 28, engine 9, engine 1, truck 13, and C4, gas major incident, Morningstar at Laurelhurst, near Northeast Sandy Boulevard.

00:09

Strong odor of natural gas on the 3rd to 5th floors, this will be on Ops 6.

00:15

20, engine 9, engine 1, truck 13, C4,

00:19

gas major incident at Morningstar at Laurelhurst,

00:23

near northeast Sandy Boulevard.

00:25

Strong odor of gas on floor 3-3-5.

00:29

I'll be on Ops 6 at 1751.

00:33

The rollover incident has been recalled at Martin Luther King Jr.

00:36

and Marine at 1751.

00:41

Northeast Sandy.

00:47

This is dispatched with a repeat of the gas major incident at MorningStar at Laurelhurst, near North East Sandy Boulevard, reports of a strong gas smell on the 3rd, 4th, and 5th floor.

00:57

Reports of at least 50 residents that live in the building that will also need help evacuating.

01:01

It's going to be for engine 28, engine 9, engine 1, truck 13, and C4, and we are on Ops 6.

01:10

C4 copy, do you have Northwest natural en route?

01:15

Negative, we'll get them started.

01:25

Medics, we see five, go ahead.

01:28

Five, the subject gone.

01:30

...imulants walk away and then threw water at us, so, um,

01:34

I don't know, but we can get the police where he clear this call.

01:40

Got me, all with them, no.

01:46

7 Medi 3.30, priority 2, traffic accident with injuries.

01:49

Southeast 1-222 in Madison.

01:51

Tucker Bobbs 1, 10 to 7Medic 330, Priority 2, Traffic Accident with Injuries.

01:56

12nd to south of Madison.

01:59

Tucker Bob's 1 at 1754.

02:02

Engine 4, Middick 326, Part 2, Bravo Injury, Southwest, 2nd, Jefferson, Tucker Bob's 1.

02:08

Turned 4, Middick 326, Party 2,

02:11

Bravo Injury, Southwest 2nd, Jefferson, Tucker Bob's 1,

02:15

1755.

02:20

28 is going to be investigating, and engine 28, it'll be a Sandy Command.

02:28

5-story center hallway care home no one outside nothing showing engine 28 b investigating engine 28 sandy man

02:37

13 I want you to go nose to nose with me here on Sandy and I'll have you guys go inside the sits with the investigation to come up with an evacuation plan if needed

02:47

sure take sassy go ahead

02:55

In the notes, it says there's no medical need and no police to respond.

02:59

Do we know what kind of vehicle we're looking for?

03:04

Yeah, the caller's in the black Toyota Route 4.

03:07

They said no medical at first.

03:09

They changed their mind.

03:12

All right, so south of Madison is basically Station 7, and we're on the apron, and we don't see anybody.

03:19

Do we have a better location?

03:24

Turn it off if needed.

03:29

Agent I copy, the Waterslide, and Parkwick,

03:33

check out the gas meter.

03:39

Yeah, if you do a callback, that'd be great, and we'll go around the block and see if we can find them.

03:55

Call for the engine they're aware.

03:59

Comey, somebody from somebody.

04:05

Obviously for us, Samantha.

04:11

And any interior companies, I've got Simplex 2 up.

04:16

If you have difficulty getting out, Simplex 2.

04:23

I think 3.30 copies will keep an eye out.

04:29

3.30 permission 7.

04:30

They're in the plaza straight across from the station.

04:35

Copy right behind it.

04:41

No readings right now.

04:43

We're going to make we have a four or five.

04:47

Come on, copy.

04:53

At 151 North Killingsworth Street, Tucker Bob Swann.

04:57

It's for engine 14.

05:00

It's a water problem.

05:01

Water coming through the wall.

05:04

151, North Killingsworth Street.

05:06

Tucker Bob Swin is 1759.

05:12

That's hydrant.

05:19

And dispatch, how did this call generate?

05:25

Dispatch the command looks like it came in from a MedTech on scene.

05:33

Dispatch the command, Northwest Natural, has an ETA of 20 minutes.

05:37

20 minutes, copy.

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Location mentioned:

NE Sandy Blvd, Portland, OR 97232

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