Firefighters deployed for possible gas leak at PG school
Suspected gas leak in Ponta Grossa mobilizes firefighters on Rua Coronel Theodoro Rosas. Teams are searching for the source of the strong odor.
A suspected gas leak in Ponta Grossa mobilized Firefighter teams on Friday morning, at a school located on Coronel Theodoro Rosas Street. A strong smell, similar to gas, was noticed mainly on the upper floors of the building.
According to information obtained by the Portal BnT Online on site, the Fire Department was activated to verify the situation and began searches to identify the origin of the odor.
The building does not have gas plumbing
According to information passed on by the Fire Department to the report, the building does not have a plumbing gas system, which led the teams to consider other possible causes for the smell registered in the property.
The military performs a survey in the different points of the building to try to locate where the odor comes from. According to preliminary information, the smell is most intense on the highest floors of the building.
At the moment, there is no confirmation that there is an effective gas leak at the site.
Firefighters are still checking the source.
The teams continue to carry out the security procedures and the evaluation of the building. The priority is to identify the substance responsible for the smell and check if there is any risk to students, employees or other people who use the space.
Until the publication of this article, there was no information on people injured or intoxicated.
The occurrence is still ongoing and new information will be able to clarify what caused the strong odor perceived in the institution.
The BnT Online tracks the occurrence and will update the report as soon as there is new official information from the Fire Department.
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