Gas leak caused by unattended stove in residential building, Chelsea MA
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to a gas leak at a residential building near Beacon St in Chelsea due to an unattended stove burner left on without a flame. High gas levels were detected on the second floor, leading to evacuation and ventilation efforts. The gas company confirmed the open burner as the cause. The building is being ventilated and checked thoroughly to ensure safety.
Audio|Source: Chelsea Fire Dispatch
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Transcript:
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Second floor is down at 200 pounds per million, down from 3,000 pounds per million.
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What was your number?
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Initially 3,000 p.m.
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down to 200 now.
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We have insight you ask for us.
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That was on the sentient meter, correct?
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That's correct, that's correct.
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Okay, you getting any reading on your five gaps?
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So that's a negative.
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Okay, have the message.
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Command to Tower, do we feel that this possibly might have been the culprit?
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That's affirmative, confirmed by inside gas.
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It was originated in floor number two.
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Okay.
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I'll be able to prevent the apartment.
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Answered at your two.
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Ben.
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To be it answering.
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Back.
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The apartment on level 3 and level 2 to the left,
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none of them are answering at the door, unable to check those apartments.
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Unless you want us to force the doors.
01:27
Negative. You're talking about 12 feet to the right, correct?
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Correct, there'll be our left.
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Okay.
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You're offset there, much makeup.
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Come here, it's a sour.
01:52
Sauer. Sauer.
01:56
It says the rep from the gas company feel that we can return that stole of floor 3 and not dry on floor 3, practice service.
02:09
That's permanent. We already turned the bond.
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He confirmed that was not the cause to meet.
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Have the met.
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Senior 4th Command, we were able to gain access to the second floor,
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right-hand side apartment.
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We're checking it now.
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Okay.
02:31
Great.
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Senior Fort of Command,
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we're at 370 parts per million on the apartment we're in right now.
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Okay, on the Senate, any reading on the 5 gas?
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Just one power per million drop on oxygen.
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We're going to start venting.
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We'll have the message and we'll get the fan in to you.
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Speaking in, Street Command, the fire alarm, Channel 2.
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Final minutes for Beacon Street, Command.
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Report on this block, so on further investigation.
03:26
Gas Company on scene, and we believe we have a group cars with a stove on floor number two, left unattended.
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The burner was on but no flame.
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We're venting the apartment, had high readings.
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No all those again.
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High readings in here.
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We're venting, checking all of the floors in the building.
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I'm going to hold engine four in the tower for...
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Extend an amount of time.
03:56
More to town for an extended amount of time.
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Root cause of the gas leak was from the open burner at 4-2 at 10 Beacon Street.
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Companies are still in the process of ventilating.
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Chelsea Fire alarm at 2156.
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Thank you, 2 o'clock, firearm.
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File a long answer to engine 2.
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Engine 2 is back and full service.
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2156.
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It's a tower.
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It's from peak of mind.
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We're going to check all floors and close the basement, okay?
04:39
Obviously,
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this is built up some residual here.
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BAS.
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Location mentioned:
Near Beacon St, Chelsea, MA 02150
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