Gas odor reported at Walmart store in St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg FL

Fire & Arson

Reported: 10/10/2025 03:08 PM

Near 34th St N, St. Petersburg, FL 33713

Emergency responders were called to Lidl near 34th Street North after a gas odor was reported inside the store in the fire pump room. Employees were present but no fire or visible hazard was found. The situation is under investigation.

Audio|Source: Pinellas County Fire and EMS

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Transcript:

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Firetack calls, engine 3, gas odor, Walmart near 34th Street North, grid 649C, engine 3, firetight call.

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4th Avenue,

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command, dispatch, dispatch.

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Command, stand by one moment. This, that's engine three.

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This is that engine three.

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This is that engine three, please transfer over to FireTech Echo operating the call.

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Air Tech call.

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Correcting. FireTack Echo, corrected FireTack Echo, District 6, District 5, Engine 6, Engine 10, Engine 5, Squad 1, Rescue 6, Rescue 6, Rescue 10, Truck 1, Truck 4, 8, AP 502.

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Response for Gas League at Walmart, near 34th Street North, 3 649C,

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District 6, District 6, District 5, Engine 6, Engine 10, Engine 5, Squad 1, Rescue 6, Rescue 10, Truck 1, Truck 1, Truck 4, Z&P50,

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Corrected Fire Attack[1] Echo.

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Qualified 7, I'm seeing two vehicles, minor damage, all occupies out, CTSO I'm seen, FHP on the scene.

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Understood all, sir.

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Engine 5A, you can be about looking handle.

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Excuse me, 5A, copy, correct.

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People working at the location, it's looking in the back of the inside a fire pump room.

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The engine three is on scene have a large commercial merchandise store with nothing showing.

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You can show engine three as Walmart command,

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accountability event. Alpha.

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We do have VVAC in progress.

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Engine 3 will be investigating.

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Also Walmart command on C-9 is showing investigating.

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[1]

Fire Attack: Active fire suppression operations or tactical communications related to fire incidents.

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