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Gas Leak

Gas Left Running in Apartment After Disturbance

City of Watertown Fire responding to an apartment where a male was destroying things and left the gas running. Gas has been shut off and the building requires ventilation.

Closed Apr 12, 2026 u{001057} 9:31 PM City of Watertown Fire
231 Winslow St Apartment 2, Watertown, NY 13601 · Near Clay and Hamlin

Incident Report

**Watertown Fire Responds to Gas Leak at Apartment After Disturbance**

City of Watertown Fire Department units, including Engine 21, Truck, and Rescue, were dispatched at 9:31 p.m. to 231 Winslow St., Apartment 2, for a reported gas leak left running after a male subject destroyed items in the residence, according to dispatch radio traffic. The gas had already been shut off by the time of the call, and firefighters were tasked with ventilating the building at the location near Clay and Hamlin streets. Watertown Police Department units were already on scene providing services.

Responders reported a 3.7% LEL reading inside the apartment and set up a fan at the front door for ventilation, with Engine 2 checking upstairs units, dispatch radio updates indicated. Dispatch notified National Grid at 9:34 p.m., and Rescue briefly requested then canceled an additional engine around 9:41 p.m. Police unit 19-1-0 returned to the scene shortly before 10 p.m. after checking other matters, as Chief 3 confirmed fire units remained on site.

The incident was cleared after 41 minutes, with PD 19-1-0 departing at 10:12 p.m. for a new alarm call, per radio traffic.

Dispatch Audio

Initial 9:31:49 PM

Gas Left Running in Apartment After Disturbance

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City fire general alarm engines 21, truck and rescue, respond. 231 Linslow, Apartment 2. That was in the residence destroying things and left gas running. It's no shut off. Building needs to be ventilated. Picking for, alarm engine 21, truck and rescue. 2311, Apartment 2. Male was in the building destroying things. Left gas running. It's shut off now. Buildings needs to be ventilated. Crosses Clay And Hamlin.

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Incident Timeline (11 events)

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Gas Left Running in Apartment After Disturbance 9:31:49 PM

City of Watertown Fire responding to an apartment where a male was destroying things and left the gas running. Gas has been shut off and the building requires ventilation.

City fire general alarm engines 21, truck and rescue, respond. 231 Linslow, Apartment 2. That was in the residence destroying things and left gas running. It's no shut off. Building needs to be ventilated. Picking for, alarm engine 21, truck and rescue. 2311, Apartment 2. Male was in the building destroying things. Left gas running. It's shut off now. Buildings needs to be ventilated. Crosses Clay And Hamlin.
2
PD on scene with 941, services rendered 9:33:06 PM

Fire unit 23 asks if PD on scene; dispatch confirms PD already there with 941. Unit reports 36 (services rendered).

9:33:00 PM Unit Dispatch with the two three. Do you have PD in room?
9:33:06 PM JE Dispatch They are already on scene and have nine forty one.
9:33:12 PM Unit 36.
3
Dispatch notifying National Grid 9:34:51 PM

Fire unit asks if National Grid notified; dispatch confirms negative and will call now.

9:34:45 PM Unit Dispatch, did you notify national grid?
9:34:48 PM JE Dispatch Okay.
9:34:51 PM JE Dispatch Negative. I can do that now.
9:34:55 PM Unit 32.
4
3.7% LEL, fan ventilating apartment 9:38:18 PM

Crew sets fan inside front door for upstairs ventilation. Engine reports 3.7% LEL. Services rendered (36).

9:37:59 PM Unit I was in the passenger. We'll set a fan up inside that front door going upstairs.
9:38:04 PM Unit 36.
9:38:18 PM JE 70-2-4 Engine two g 3. 7% l e l.
9:38:24 PM Unit Copy that.
5
Engine 2 sent upstairs 9:39:11 PM

Engine 2 instructed to check upstairs.

9:39:11 PM Unit Engine two, you're upstairs.
9:39:14 PM JE 70-2-4 Affirmative.
6
Rescue requests extra engine 9:41:11 PM

Rescue asked to bring additional engine.

9:41:11 PM Unit Rescue, you wanna bring a crescent engine?
9:41:16 PM Unit Received.
7
Rescue cancels additional engine 9:42:36 PM

Rescue cancels request for extra engine.

9:42:36 PM Unit Rescue, cancel that.
8
PD unit returns to Winslow gas leak 9:50:56 PM

Locals negative. CJIS down, unable to check NCIC. 19-1-0 en route to Winslow Street.

9:50:15 PM JE Dispatch City 9 9.
9:50:17 PM JE 19-1-6 Good.
9:50:22 PM JE Dispatch Locals are negative. Heat Justice is down. Unable to check NCIC.
9:50:24 PM JE Dispatch Harry.
9:50:50 PM JE 19-1-0 973.
9:50:53 PM JE Dispatch 97.
9:50:56 PM JE 19-1-0 Be back in route to Winslow Street.
9:50:58 PM Unit Copy.
9
Watertown Chief 3: Units still on scene 9:51:18 PM

Dispatch asks Chief 3 if units can clear; chief reports no, they didn't clear.

9:51:10 PM JE Dispatch Dispatch to chief three.
9:51:15 PM Unit Go ahead.
9:51:18 PM JE Dispatch Do you need go foils right here? Can they clear?
9:51:23 PM Unit No. They didn't clear.
9:51:25 PM JE Dispatch Everything.
10
19-1-0 arrives Winslow gas leak 9:52:10 PM

19-1-0 out on Winslow.

9:52:10 PM JE 19-1-0 73. I'm out on Winslow.
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PD 19-1-0 clears Winslow for alarm 10:12:54 PM

Watertown PD 19-1-0 en route to new alarm call.

10:12:46 PM JE 19-1-0 973.
10:12:50 PM JE Dispatch Seven.
10:12:54 PM JE 19-1-0 10836. I'll be en route to the alarms.
10:12:58 PM JE Dispatch Copy.
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