Reports of strong gas odor near Emmet St and McCormick Rd, Charlottesville VA


A strong gas odor was reported near the intersection of Emmet Street and McCormick Road at the University of Virginia campus. The odor was traced to a drain emitting the smell. The fire department was notified to investigate.
Audio|Source: Charlottesville, Albemarle, and UVA Police
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Transcript:
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B46. I've checked the area of post on being vehicle and out of foot, smell dissipated.
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AACC and UP466 devised.
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Before today, we've had odors from near Lewis Mountain Circle,
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Jefferson Park, Bennett,
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and I guess McCormick Road,
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J.S.FI.
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Thank you for you, for a copy. I'm standing in the bridge and I got a strong odor of it.
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I don't know what I'm standing.
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And also I'd be advised there was a note in one of the calls earlier today where city gas had put, I guess, the chemical that provides the gas with that odor a little too much,
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just FYI.
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I was standing near a drain that is emitting that odor.
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104, you know what you're doing your closest to?
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B4-6, it's actually going to be near the intersection of Emmett and McCormick right there near the turnoff and getting up there on the hill.
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I understand.
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28 to DCC, if you want to let fire know,
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we can flag them down and show them where we're talking. UP4-6 is found like a hole in the ground.
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I understood. We're directing on P&A.
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Cool.
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Very clear from the jail and rap PD of college. No favorite word.
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UCC from 6-4.
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854-6 is this going to be the drain that's like right near light coast and the parking lot near Bavaro?
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246 negative.
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It's going to be right across the three from Thorpe.
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Location mentioned:
Emmet St S & McCormick Rd, University of Virginia, VA 22903
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