Strong natural gas odor reported in Leisure World area, Seal Beach CA


Multiple reports of a strong natural gas or methane odor were received in Leisure World and nearby areas. Fire units and lifeguards responded to investigate. No visible fire or explosion was found. The odor is believed to come from offshore wells and is expected to last about an hour before dissipating.
Audio|Source: OCFA Tac 4D - Division 1
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Transcript:
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Is it 44, 48? We're coming down in the three or four different locations of natural gas smell.
00:05
I call the lifeguards. They say they can smell it over there. Sounds like an offshore burp.
00:13
Yeah, we're on a medical aid call right now. It does smell like it. We just came outside.
00:20
48 copy. Thank you.
00:27
Clark Corrigin 48 on Fort Elton.
00:31
Kirkmanion 48.
00:35
Be advised, you start going to get calls from the community that's north of the beach, including Leisure World, which is an all strong odor of methane coming down, Sylvie's Boulevard.
00:47
I'll investigate the calls.
00:51
Mark, engine 48, copy.
00:57
Check, fire engine 48 for Delta. Park engine 48, Fort Elton.
01:01
Park engine 48.
01:03
Would you advise Westcom that they're going to be getting multiple calls? We're on Ocean Boulevard. The odor is very strong.
01:15
Lord Mention 48, 10-4[1].
01:20
So naval weapons on scene.
01:24
Ten-four.
01:30
2299, go ahead and pull in the parking lot.
01:37
First County Fire, according to 48.
01:41
Clerk in 148.
01:45
Contact the reporting party and explain the event that occurred about the offcasting of the offshore wells.
01:51
If anybody calls you back to the other addresses, you can explain us the same thing.
01:55
It's going to last about an hour and then it'll move on.
02:01
Worker did for the energy parkup.
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10-4: Acknowledgment; message received and understood.
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Location mentioned:
Leisure World, Seal Beach, CA 90740
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