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Malfunctioning furnace causes gas leak concern in Hempfield TownshipWestmoreland County PA

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Fairfield Dr, Hempfield Township, PA 15601

Fire crews responded to a report of a possible gas leak at a residence near Fairfield Drive in Hempfield Township. There was no gas hazard detected. The problem was caused by a malfunctioning furnace. The gas valve was turned off and the gas company was contacted to send a technician.

Audio|Source: Westmoreland County Fire
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Transcript:
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91. If you want to come inside with another meter, I'm getting no readings whatsoever down here.
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That's received.
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Dispatcho, engine 91 on the same.
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Not one show engine 29, St.
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Trev.
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91, 29 received.
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Pack 96 peoples was notified.
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They're sending a representative out.
00:23
Received, dispatch.
00:28
Send your 500 is on the scene.
00:34
Captain 29.
00:37
Captain 29.
00:39
You can hold this to the units on scene, everybody else can cancel.
00:50
You can get a spot on scene, Fairfield Drive, Hemphill Township, you could return for Captain 29.
00:59
204 trucks return and going back to 9-3.
01:04
Free 2.
01:09
We have two people's got out of something right now.
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They're verifying the rest of the structures there.
01:18
Yeah.
01:19
This just been pointing from Chief, if you want to mark down affirmative ratings from the gas company in the milksick factory.
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Copy.
01:34
Steve, F.MSA is arriving.
01:37
Rob his site.
01:44
Thank you. I want the cap toy night.
01:52
Captain 29.
01:57
All right, all you is going to be cleared,
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a turn attack.
02:01
It's a malfunctioning furnace.
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We've disconnected the, where you shut the gas valve off from the furnace and shut the furnace off.
02:09
You're going to cancel people's natural gas, you're going to call a technician coming.

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Fairfield Dr, Hempfield Township, PA 15601

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