Fire units investigate gas odor at auto garage, Ashburn VA
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, fire crews responded to reports of a gas odor at an auto service garage near Broadlands Center Plaza in Ashburn. Firefighters investigated a possible natural gas leak, evacuated the maintenance area, and checked readings throughout the building. No hazardous gas levels were detected, and the situation was contained.
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02:34
Transcript:
00:00
Battalion 601, 6 Delta, Box 62302.
00:05
Anti-gas leak, Honest One Auto Care, near Broadlands Center Plaza.
00:16
Smell of gas exhaust smell in the business.
00:21
They advise they do not want lights and sirens.
00:24
Thirteen fifty-one.
00:26
Battalion 601 from Engine 606, I'm on scene.
00:29
I got a one-story commercial garage.
00:32
Please stage 100 feet away at the intersection if we need to.
00:34
We'll do a split lane in the plug that's in front of hashtag India.
00:40
Yeah, investigating.
00:43
Okay, Engine 606.
00:44
On scene, one-story commercial.
00:47
Normal conditions, direct down your water supply as needed.
00:51
You're being your investigation.
00:55
This is Engine 601 from Engine 606.
00:58
No odors at the front door.
01:00
Meeting with the call taker, they stated they have the smell of natural gas throughout the building.
01:05
Had a couple customers complain.
01:06
Breathing through the front door as follows.
01:09
Zero H2S, zero LEL, zero CO, 20.902.
01:14
We'll go ahead and establish command.
01:16
Engine 623 will be my two out while I'm at this gate.
01:23
Okay, it's just six zero.
01:24
Correct down your readings as well as you're in the process of making entry being your investigation.
01:32
I'll pull it up now and I'll go ahead and take it.
01:37
Five for the time 601.
01:40
Go ahead.
01:43
That is reported one-story commercial.
01:45
Engine 606 has made an entry, began their investigation.
01:50
I'll go establish the Rawlins Plaza command positioning on the Charlie Bravo corner of the structure.
02:00
Sounds right.
02:01
Tower 6061, go ahead.
02:04
Go ahead.
02:10
You can come on up and stick the roof for me.
02:14
Coming in from Engine Six Hundred and Six,
02:20
we've evacuated the maintenance garage area of the building.
02:24
No changes to the meters, no odors other than a garage.
02:27
Do have increased tick rate on CGI.
02:30
Don't know if that's attributed to a gas leak or just petroleum products in the building.
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Location mentioned:
Broadlands Center Plaza, Ashburn, VA 20148
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