A TALE OF TWO GAS LEAKS: ODOR INVESTIGATIONS

摘要

Recently we were called to investigate an odor of gas in the basement of a three-story brick building. The truck company entered the building with our gas detector to search for the source. (The detector does not have a digital readout. It just makes noise when gas is present. The more gas, the more noise it makes.) They encountered a strong smell of gas; the detector was whining away. During the investigation, it was noted that a stovetop burner was turned on but not ignited. Having discovered the source of the leak, a firefighter shut off the burner. I was then called into the building because of an illegal occupancy problem unrelated to the leak. I noticed that although the truck company had vented the apartment, the gas odor was still strong.