UPDATE: Short-lived gas-leak response in 4100 block of 38th SW

January 6, 2025 10:22 am

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10:22 AM: Seattle Fire is responding to a gas leak in the 4100 block of 38th SW [vicinity map]. Updates to come.

10:28 AM: The response has been downsized – most units have been dismissed.

(WSB photo)

10:35 AM: A WSB team member at the scene says Puget Sound Energy has arrived.

11 AM: Our team member confirms all SFD crews have left.

11:41 AM: Reviewing audio from the response, this originally was reported as a leak inside a home, with a strong smell of natural gas in the basement, but firefighters weren’t able to confirm a leak, and left as PSE investigated further.

3 Replies to "UPDATE: Short-lived gas-leak response in 4100 block of 38th SW"

Jason January 6, 2025 (10:44 am)

Do you know if this was a home or a line? I am curious… thanks! I live not far.
- WSB January 6, 2025 (11:44 am)
  
  It was reported inside a house but apparently was unfounded, at least in firefighters’ investigation.
  - Jay January 6, 2025 (2:47 pm)
    
    Some tankless water heaters (mainly Navien I think) have a design defect that releases unburned gas. In the right conditions it will stink of gas for a few minutes. It could be a similar situation. Especially if the intake filter is dirty. It would explain why the smell was strong enough for the homeowners to call 911 but clear by the time firefighters showed up.

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