Natural gas odor reported near N Lombard St in Portland, Portland OR
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to reports of a natural gas odor near North Lombard Street in Portland. Multiple calls were received, possibly due to off-gassing from a nearby oil refinery behind the Expo Center. No confirmed fire or hazardous condition was found at the time.
Audio|Source: Portland Area Fire and Rescue
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Engine 26, going to check out an odor.
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This caller thinks it's coming from their building. It's another natural gas order. This one's near North Lombard Street.
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It's fun, that's one.
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Engine 26 for another odor call.
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Near North Lombard.
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Talk groups, that's one, 1248.
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Dispatch from C-4.
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Go ahead.
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If you're getting a bunch of those gas smells, the oil refinery behind the Expo Center, if the wind sits just right, it covers the area.
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So if you're getting an abundance of those calls, that's probably where it's coming from. It's probably just,
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the air's just sitting just right.
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Okay, thank you. Sorry, where did you say it was coming from?
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It's a refinery behind the Expo Center that sometimes off gases, then it just kind of sits over North Portland.
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Okay, thank you.
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Yeah, we're trying to work through all the calls come in and about it.
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Near N Lombard St, Portland, OR 97203
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