Gas smell reported but no leak found near East Marshall St, Richmond VA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 10/30/2025 06:04 AM

Near E Marshall St, Richmond, VA 23219

Firefighters responded to a report of a possible gas leak in a basement apartment near East Marshall Street. Residents reported smelling gas, but firefighters found no gas appliances and detected no gas with their meters. Richmond Gasworks was notified and the fire department cleared the scene after investigation.

Audio|Source: Richmond City Fire Dispatch

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Transcript:

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Engine 5, Engine 6, Engine 1, Truck 2, Safety 1, and Battalion 1.

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Inside gas leak.

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Near East Marshall Street, at Marshall Street LLC.

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Engine 5, engine 6, engine 1, truck 2, safety 1, and Battalion 1.

00:19

Inside gas leak.

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Near East Marshall Street at Marshall Street LLC.

00:25

Cross streets are North 2nd Street and North 3rd Street.

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On-Tack Channel 3.

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Timeout[1], 0904.

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Commission around near East Marshall Street, call reporting a small gas inside the basement apartment.

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Come from the kitchen and bathroom, Richmond Gasworks, has been notified around 9 of...

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Agent 5 on seeing near East Marshall going to investigate.

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Agent 5 on scene near East Marshall to investigate.

01:04

Richmond from 85.

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Enter5.

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The occupants complained of a smell of gas coming from her living room.

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We don't see any gas appliances.

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Also,

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we don't smell anything currently.

01:27

Truck company come in, bringing me this.

01:33

Fork copies install gas, no gas appliances, requesting truck two with their meter.

01:38

Question from NJ5.

01:45

Injafi.

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Truck company not showing anything on the meters.

01:52

We don't have any gas appliances here.

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DPU can show up and we're going to go ahead and clear for now.

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Rich McGov is coming to return to service 913.

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