August 10, 2019

City firefighters responded at 8:17 p.m. Friday to assist emergency-medical-services at 720 N. 11th St. According to the report, firefighters helped EMS package a patient who had fallen in his back yard. _ City firefighters responded at 8:49 a.m. Friday to a report of a strong gasoline odor at 432 Highway 53...

City firefighters responded at 8:17 p.m. Friday to assist emergency-medical-services at 720 N. 11th St.

According to the report, firefighters helped EMS package a patient who had fallen in his back yard.

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City firefighters responded at 8:49 a.m. Friday to a report of a strong gasoline odor at 432 Highway 53.

According to the report, the residents told firefighters they had smelled the odor for about an hour before calling it in.

Firefighters noted a strong odor of gasoline in the area and found a puddle of about two gallons of gasoline on the ground. A vehicle reportedly earlier had been parked in the area.

Firefighters used fuel and oil dispersal spray and about 20 gallons of water to dilute the fuel.

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