Our HERO!!! Mathieu Stanoch!!!
A major natural gas leak occurred Sat Night in GaYBOR/Ybor City. Hamburger Mary’s and other businesses in Centro Ybor area had to evacuate into the packed night lit streets by the responding Fire and rescue teams. 12 fire units and EMS along with the Tampa Police Dept.secured areas looking for the very flammable leak.
Our HERO, Mathieu S. was in his apartment above La France. He had a headache and laid down to take a nap. Later his neighbor came home and smelled the gas leak. He woke up Mathieu and got him out onto the back balcony. Mathieu realized the gas source was coming from the laundry room on the second floor across from his apartment. With out thinking about his own well being he dashed back into the building and turned off the gas line. Once back on the balcony he was over come by the gas and was taken by ambulance to Tampa General Hospital. When the firefighters asked if he could walk to the ambulance Mathieu said, “Oh no I have to get something in my apartment first.” They asked what? Mathieu told them coughing that he was,” only in my underwear and needed to get my pants first.” They just put Mathieu on a gurney and headed out!
He was released several hours later. The firefighter smiled and said, “No your not going back in. You look fine they are clean and designer too!” LOL LOL
This could have been a huge disaster in GaYBOR/Ybor City. Thanks to Mathieu’s quick thinking it didn’t happen.
Mathieu, the Tampa Fire Dept and TPD did a great job in what could have been a major disaster in the historic GaYBOR/Ybor area.
Oh what a night!
