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Emergency services responded to a potential gas leak at S 3rd St & W Oregon Ave in Philadelphia, where smoke was initially reported emanating from a manhole. Firefighters and police are on the scene, and the utility company has been called to address a reported fire within the manhole.

Smoke Emanating From Maintenance Hole Fire

 Yeah, and the fire does appear to be out.

Engine 53. Engine 53? Yeah, and the fire does appear to be out. Okay.

Firefighters report that the fire in the manhole appears to be out.

 Yeah, we have a report of a fire in a manhole.

 Can you have PICO respond to our location, emergency response?

Engine 53. Engine 53. Yeah, we have a report of a fire in a manhole. Can you have PICO respond to our location, emergency response? Affirmative.

Firefighters have requested emergency response from the utility company to address a reported fire in the manhole.

324, fire board's notified. They're going to notify PGW when they get out there. They're going to check for the readings.

 Okay, thank you. The manhole cover was just slightly dislodged, but we didn't see anything, so you can start the effort on us.

324, fire board's notified. They're going to notify PGW when they get out there. They're going to check for the readings. Okay, thank you. The manhole cover was just slightly dislodged, but we didn't see anything, so you can start the effort on us. Okay.

Officers report that the maintenance hole cover was slightly dislodged with no visible signs of a fire or smoke. Police are investigating further.

Attention Engine 53, 3rd Street, Oregon Avenue, outside wires. Engine 53, 3rd Street, Oregon Avenue for outside wires, operating on south fire band.

 For the job at 3rd and Oregon, could you just see if the PGW can come out and just do a gas reading on the sidewalk there?

 There's a manhole. Someone said some smoke was coming out.

 Yeah, on the manhole, Firebird's supposed to be notified for that as well. I'll notify Firebird too.

 Yeah, we were out there. We didn't see anything for the time being.

324. 324. For the job at 3rd and Oregon, could you just see if the PGW can come out and just do a gas reading on the sidewalk there? There's a manhole. Someone said some smoke was coming out. Yeah, on the manhole, Firebird's supposed to be notified for that as well. I'll notify Firebird too. Yeah, we were out there. We didn't see anything for the time being.

Police on scene report smoke emanating from a manhole and have requested Philadelphia Gas Works to check for a gas leak.

Incident reported at S 3rd St & W Oregon Ave.

Smoke Emanating From Maintenance Hole Fire

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