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Fire crew investigates fuel odor at apartmentStevens Point WI

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audio iconFire & Arson
Maria Dr, Stevens Point, WI 54481

As discussed during the dispatch call, stevens Point Fire Department responded to reports of a fuel gas odor inside an apartment building near Maria Drive. Fire crews inspected multiple floors and determined the smell came from a snowblower that had been stored inside a room. No injuries or evacuation were required.

Audio|Heard on: Portage County Fire and EMS
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05:53
Transcript:
00:00
Stevens Point Fire Department is requested near Maria Drive for the smell of fuel gas inside the building lobby and hallway, not in the apartment specific.
00:13
City of Stevens Point.
00:21
Truck 22?
00:26
Go ahead, Truck 22.
00:29
22, leaner out, non-emergent.
00:33
10-4[1].
00:47
Patient refused transport.
01:00
You can put me on scene near Maria Drive, four story apartment structure, nothing showing.
01:06
I'll be out investigating.
01:11
The caller states the hallways of all three floors and the lobby smell like vehicle fuel.
02:12
You do have a smell of vehicle gas on the 1st floor.
02:17
I'll be checking the other floors as well.
05:37
We found the cause.
05:39
Someone stored a snowblower inside one of the rooms.
05:45
Copy, a snowblower.
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgement/Affirmative

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Maria Dr, Stevens Point, WI 54481

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