Gas smell causes illness and evacuation near Orchard St, New Bedford MA
Fire & ArsonEmergency services responded to a report of a gas smell inside a building near Orchard Street. Multiple people evacuated the building and reported feeling ill. Medics arrived on scene to assist those affected.
Audio|Source: New Bedford Area Police/Fire and MSP Troop D
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Transcript:
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Fire alarm, dispatching ladder 3, engine 6, unit 2, at Howland Place near Orchard St.
00:06
It's going to be for a caller stating there to smell of gas inside the building.
00:11
Multiple parties at the scene state air feeling ill.
00:15
Again, fire alarm[1], dispatching, line, 3, engine 6, unit 2, at Howland Place near Orchard St.
00:21
It's going to be for a caller stating smelling gas in the building.
00:26
Multiple parties on the scene, state they are feeling ill, cross the East Swiss Street and Coast Road.
00:33
Fire alarm unit to Europe medics responding.
00:40
That is affirmative unit two, medics are in RAPS, same.
00:48
See?
00:50
Check.
00:51
You say you had people exit the building?
00:58
Violent copied is Unit 21 Scene. That's affirmative.
01:01
Unit 2, the caller stated that people did exit the building they were outside.
01:12
24 Control.
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24.
01:16
Control, did they say where in the building, the people that were lightheaded were?
01:22
The people are outside in their vehicles right now.
01:29
Do you want to be?
01:34
Approach from the Bolton Street side.
01:37
I have someone outside saying that they're on the third floor.
01:41
It's the CBC.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
fire alarm: Fire alarm activation incident
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Location mentioned:
Near Orchard St, New Bedford, MA 02744
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