Gas leak detected at South Liberty street building, Asheville NC
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews detected a gas leak at a building near South Liberty Street in Asheville, North Carolina. They found low gas levels near an air handler, evacuated all occupants, and requested the gas company to respond.
Audio|Heard on: Asheville Fire
Listen to dispatch call
03:37
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 13 from command.
00:04
Go ahead. Can you give me a canter for it?
00:12
We're getting 0.2% LEL out here in this courtyard.
00:16
We're attempting to find the source.
00:20
We're going to probably need a ladder.
00:26
The copy,
00:28
you've found a level of LEL in the courtyard.
00:33
You're attempting to find the source and you need a ladder.
00:36
Are you referring to a ground ladder or an aerial ladder?
00:44
It will be hard with a ground ladder.
00:49
Copy, do you have one of those on your apparatus?
00:56
We may have found roof access on Charlie.
01:04
1301 for 13022, do you need a ladder?
01:08
Bye.
01:17
Engine 9.373 Fairview Road.
01:21
Service call.
01:23
Engine 9.
01:24
373 Fairview Road.
01:26
Service call.
01:28
East Street and First Street.
01:30
On FireMed.
01:45
We've got one air handler on and we're getting 0.4 on instead of the valve going into it.
01:58
Since we have a little bit extra containment it up there, do you might do it a quick walk around?
02:04
Can you say again?
02:07
You feel safe, just making a quick lap for air monitoring, anywhere else you see a gas serves?
02:16
Yes, sir. We also have a strong smell around the one air handler, potentially where all this is coming from.
02:24
Copy that. Break, command from engine 13.
02:30
Good.
02:32
Copy that traffic.
02:35
That's affirmative.
02:37
I would suggest evacuating the structure, shutting off the gas, and notifying the gas company.
02:48
Copy. If you'll go ahead and start working on evacuation,
02:53
I'll contact communications now and request a gas company response.
03:02
12 one's going to evacuate.
03:05
Convalentany one.
03:07
Communications from South Liberty Command.
03:09
Go ahead.
03:12
Can you dispatch a gas company in a 211,
03:16
South Liberty reference gas leak?
03:20
If I was started.
03:24
Copy, thank you.
03:29
Command from Squad 1, occupants are evacuated.
03:34
Copy evacuation in progress.
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Location mentioned:
S Liberty St, Asheville, NC 28801
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