Blue barrel of unknown chemical found on Red Bank Rd, Cincinnati OH


A large blue barrel labeled as corrosive and possibly hydrochloric acid was found in the roadway near Red Bank Road and Tompkins Avenue. Emergency responders treated the scene as a hazardous materials incident due to unknown chemical risk and reported access difficulties.
Audio|Source: Cincinnati Fire
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Transcript:
00:00
Dispacitor will give you the HAZMAT[2] response.
00:02
Please. Engine 4 not repeat.
00:03
We are on saying with CPV there.
00:05
We're confirming a mysterious container here.
00:08
Can we have a 14B has had the possession thing, please?
00:11
This is that clear.
00:12
Heavy Rescue 14 has that 14 respond.
00:15
Request Vigit 49, Red Bank Road and Tompkins Avenue with police of a blue barrel chemical.
00:25
We'll give you fire ground E2.
00:27
That's Heavy Rescue 14.
00:28
Hasna 14 response.
00:29
Requestive engine 49.
00:31
Cross Street Central Works, Actually Red Bank Road and Tompkins
00:34
responding with belief that blue barrel unknown chemical inside.
00:40
You're on E2.
00:42
Engine 8 respond to the stage 5812 and the whole avenue.
00:48
Crossview Coghry and Dickens responding with belief for an active domestic violence situation.
00:55
Unknown Injury, Fire Round A2.
00:57
Vigenate, Respond, with Police, Stage.
01:00
5812, Canole Avenue, Crossview, and Diggins, responding for an active, domestic violence situation.
01:08
Revised and seen to cure, your fireground is A2.
01:10
Rescue 14 to O, fire ground with the Horton.
01:13
Heavy Rescue 14, that's clear.
01:14
We've given you E2.
01:15
Rescue 14, then.
01:16
We've given you E2. Rescue 14, then just...
01:18
39 on scene.
01:19
We're here, let me say here as well, there's a big blue, it's like a drum, looks like it may have said, someone said it said explosive, but we're kind of close to it, it looks like it says corrosive, and it's kind of, um,
01:31
look like it swell up a little bit.
01:34
Okay, that's clear.
01:35
Did you guys just call for us or...
01:37
Yes, we did.
01:38
Okay. So you got a big blue drum, but it says covers it on it.
01:42
All right, because I'm in the roadway on Hopkins and Red Bank.
01:46
All right.
01:47
Yeah, it's like a sign, it says like hydrochloric acid, kind of peeled off on it.
01:52
That's about the best we can get, and it says, like it says, corrobor.
01:56
Okay.
01:57
Okay. Refere 14-0.
01:58
Yeah, let's go ahead and make this a full haz-night response to red bank of confidence.
02:02
That's clear.
02:03
Digital 49.
02:04
Some companies will this have that response.
02:06
We're going to have an access problem.
02:08
We're on a narrow road.
02:09
The best way to make can come down red bank expressway.
02:12
Make a left on a red bank road.
02:14
On top, it's going to model like everybody.
02:19
units respond as the complement for hazmat 1.
02:23
Engine 49 on scene.
02:25
Their request, District 4, Heavy Rescue 9, S.O.2, Asmat 14, and Heavy Rescue 14 en route.
02:32
Red Bank Road and Tompkins Avenue reported a unknown barrel of chemical in the road.
02:40
Fire around is E2.
02:41
That's District 4, Heavy Rescue 9, SO2, Hazmat[1] 14, Heavy Rescue 14, respond with engine 49, on scene with police, Red Bank Road, and Tompkins Avenue as a hazmat 1 response,
02:55
a blue barrel of chemical in the road unknown composition for fire round in E2.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Hazmat: Hazardous materials incident involving unknown chemicals/gases
[2]
HAZMAT: Hazardous materials incident involving unknown chemicals/gases
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Location mentioned:
Red Bank Rd & Tompkins Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45227
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