Fire crews handle gas leak at Belmont Chase, Belmont VA
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a gas leak at a commercial building near Aspen View Boulevard and Belmont Chase Drive in Belmont, Virginia. Elevated gas readings inside the structure reached 55 parts per million. Crews shut down HVAC units, secured the gas line on the roof, and ventilated the building to restore safe conditions.
Audio|Heard on: Loudoun VA Fire-Tac Group Calls
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03:56
Transcript:
00:00
I got the age back out here.
00:01
Go with him on the roof.
00:02
Take a look at what he's got going on.
00:05
Right.
00:08
Engine 636 with 5601.
00:12
Go ahead, see.
00:14
See if you can't get readings for the structure.
00:19
Yes, sir,
00:20
We're in contact with the maintenance or the HVAC now, right now.
00:24
We're just making entry. We have 0-0-0-H-2-H-2S-2-1-2-1-4-4-0-2.
00:32
We can enter in the front door now.
00:36
One direct.
00:37
Did you establish command all right?
00:41
Ready to do.
00:42
Loud from Engine 606.
00:43
We're ahead and established command until the arrival in time, Chief.
00:47
Routes direct 1326.
00:50
The unit 620 going to scene.
00:53
Aspen View Blvd and Belmont Chase Dr with Truck 606.
00:59
Dispatch 620, I'm correct.
01:03
Tower 606 from command.
01:07
Whatever he's got going on on the roof, shut it down. He's got 35 parts per million here and right now we're still checking.
01:15
Okay, we're making access right now.
01:18
The tank 601 can come in.
01:22
Yeah, come here.
01:25
HVAC team on the roof working on the gas leak from yesterday.
01:28
They said they weren't finding anything and just started the unit back up.
01:31
Right now I've got 36 parts per million in the interior, Truck or Tower 606 on the roof with them.
01:37
I'm going to re-secure that unit so we can figure out what's going on.
01:43
Okay, when you get 35 parts per million, you have everybody backed out of the structure, then?
01:50
I'm up to 55, I'm back in, we're backing out right now.
01:56
I'm going to go. I should be involved.
02:01
Command from Tower 606.
02:03
Gas was secured to that unit on the roof.
02:07
Power 606 from command.
02:10
Okay. Go ahead.
02:12
Bring the tower up here to side alpha for ventilation to good effect.
02:17
Yeah,
02:18
Go ahead. Tower 606 operator, reposition here on side alpha for ventilation.
02:26
Direct.
02:27
Command to Battalion 631, let's see.
02:33
Command, this is Battalion 601.
02:35
Command, go ahead.
02:39
Okay, let's move the people in front of PR Fresh look away from the building.
02:46
Engine 620 from Battalion 601, position your engine across,
02:50
just past where those cars are exiting, block that whole road.
02:55
Okay, we're quick.
02:58
I'm Battalion 601.
03:01
Go ahead, Battalion 601.
03:04
Just face to face with command.
03:06
I'll go ahead and assume command, my vehicle in front of Engine 606.
03:11
Round is struck, 1332.
03:15
Engine 606 from command.
03:17
Updating from Engine 620.
03:21
Engine 620, Command, just send your personnel up here to my vehicle and stand by.
03:28
Okay, we're correct.
03:31
Command from Loud, near nothing, it's in your incident.
03:37
I've got 10 minutes.
03:39
Crews originally got 55 LEL inside pediatric urgent care.
03:46
We've had the HVAC reps here.
03:49
We've shut that unit down.
03:50
We're ventilating right now.
03:52
We'll continue to hold the channel and the units on scene.
03:54
I'll give an update as soon as we get the ventilation done.
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Location mentioned:
Aspen View Blvd & Belmont Chase Dr, Belmont, VA 20147
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