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Eugene, OR. At 7:44 AM on June 11th, Eugene Springfield Fire responded to a reported smell of natural gas at 1777 Coburg Rd. Ladder 6 from the Sheldon station arrived to find a faint odor of gas. ESF hazmat Engine 9 also arrived to assist with investigation and monitoring. With Northwest natural gas assisting. Crews located a restaurant adjacent to the initial complaint made access and found a small gas leak due to a malfunctioning pilot. The situation has been mitigated and there are no injuries reported. ESF resources were stretched thin due to the gas leak, a multiple vehicle crash on Hwy 126 near Fischer Rd and an additional accident in the median of Interstate 5 over the Willamette. 1 patient was transported non emergent from Hwy 126 and one patient was transported emergent from I5.