Strong gas odor prompted a flood of 9-1-1 calls

Firefighters from several New Castle and Delaware county fire companies criss-crossed the North Wilmington area Thursday morning, July 10, 2025, responding to 9-1-1 calls reporting gas odors.

Talleyville firefighters started responding to some of the calls along Foulk Road and Concord Pike just before 8:30 a.m. Crews reported a strong outside odor at a couple of locations.

There were more than a dozen reports in the Talleyville response area alone over the course of an hour, and calls have continued to come in past noon time…

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