Crime & Safety
Firefighters Investigated Odor in Redwood City
The Redwood City Fire Department is investigating an issue on Bradford Street.
Update Written by Bay City News
Firefighters responded to a smell of natural gas at the Redwood City Main Jail Wednesday but could not find evidence of a gas leak, a fire battalion chief said.
The smell was reported at 3:34 p.m. in several rooms on the lower floors of the building at 300 Bradford St., fire Battalion Chief Michael O'Leary said.
By the time firefighters arrived, the affected rooms had been opened up and ventilated and the smell was no longer detectable. Neither firefighters nor PG&E crews could find evidence of a leak, O'Leary said.
O'Leary speculated that the smell could have come from the large industrial dryers in the laundry room. He said while it appears to have been a false alarm, it was "a good drill for us."
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