Friday over the noon hour, the Mount Pleasant Fire Department was called to the Tolson Community Action Center, on West Washington Street to investigate smoke in one of the restrooms. It was determined the smoke was from the process of smoking sewers that is being done by Warner Engineering. They will continue smoking sewers on Monday. Crews will be working on West Washington Street from Saunders Avenue east to Jackson Street. If you have property in this area and see smoke in your building please step outside and let one of the crew members know so they can help you determine where the smoke is getting in. Remember, if you get smoke in your building it could mean sewer gases are getting in. Sometimes you don’t notice the sewer gas smell but it could be fatal. Crews are primarily smoking on Washington Street but the smoke can also travel farther down the sewer pipes into side streets.
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