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Nitrogen leak reported at university chemistry building

Heard on: Washington DC District of Columbia Fire Dispatch Group Calls
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Engines four and six, truck nine of battalion chief four responding for an odor of gas inside of (number withheld) College Street Northwest.
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Chemistry Bldg, College St NW, Washington, DC 20059
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Fire units are sent to the chemistry building at Howard University after a report of a gas smell from a passing caller. Crews check the area while dispatch attempts to reach the caller again but gets no answer. The incident is then upgraded when information is received that nitrogen is leaking inside the chemistry building.

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