When gas alarms aren’t enough, this Miami startup steps in

The call came in like any other: a reported gas leak, a team dispatched, a building evacuated. But as crews from Con Edison arrived on scene, Gabrielle Abizeid noticed something that didn’t sit right. The air was thick with danger. Despite the alarms, despite the evacuations, the gas was still there, concentrating, creeping toward explosive levels.

“It was the same cycle over and over,” Abizeid [pictured above] told Refresh Miami . “By the time the utility or fire department got there, the gas concentration would already be flammable or toxic. There was this clear delay between detection and response, and I couldn’t stop thinking about it.”

That moment stuck with her. A chemical engineer by training, Abizeid began asking questions that others hadn’t. What if gas safety didn’t stop at d