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Chemical spill prompts defensive response at airportDulles VA

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audio iconFire & Arson
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), 2401 Smith Blvd, Arlington, VA 22202

According to the dispatch call, airport fire units responded to a chemical or fuel spill near a gate area. Absorbent materials were brought in and defensive actions were taken to manage the spill.

Audio|Heard on: Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) Public Safety
Listen to dispatch call
04:21
Transcript:
00:00
The airport fire engine 3-3 is on the scene.
00:03
Love lounge on the gate, it appears that the workers out here working on it will be on investigating.
00:11
Tanker 303.
00:13
Ones scene, shops already there.
00:15
We're investigating 2332.
00:24
Okay, 4355-9-3-2.
00:26
Here, 4-5-3-2-3-2-2-on-the-scene, I've been in there.
00:30
That's up. Okay, that's good.
00:39
Chapter 9302, on the scene establishing the Hotel 15 Command, 2334.
00:52
SP Plus, we'll relocate the vehicle at Gagrimay.
00:55
I'm going to have all the pilots come down or found range.
01:02
Copy 2235.
01:09
40 traffic.
01:14
Fortygun.
01:18
Eastbound toll, Malmarker 8.5 by shoulder.
01:22
Got a Virginia tag, (number withheld).
01:26
Should come back to a green mini cooper.
01:29
I'll take bed one time.
01:31
Copy 2335.
01:39
Hazmat 3 through this command.
01:49
Mr. Wiener, I want scene full of...
01:53
behind them, is that, 15 and 16, we're going to be all your absorber.
02:05
Google's being moved, lights back over.
02:09
Happy point to meet three seven.
02:15
Offs 89 and 90 ops.
02:18
Shop 1 does not have absorbent, so they're going to need an next floor to the warehouse to get absorbent out of the warehouse, and then they also will need the cage opened to get one or two barrels, depending on how much you have.
02:36
Okay, Michael's going to head over there to let him into the warehouse.
02:43
Hey Vernon, this is definitely going to take 20 minutes.
02:47
Do you want me to stay?
02:49
If you want to, Michael, that's fine.
02:51
I'll authorize you one hour if you need that.
02:58
I'll say one more time.
03:00
I said I will authorize you one hour if you need that if not.
03:04
I'll just have to you take cold duties and you go ahead out at 12.
03:11
I can stay
03:20
All right
03:24
Town three or two you want me to add you to the call
03:33
That's very corresponding one side to ask me Okay
03:43
So you got Virginia all over and ready.
03:48
Okay.
03:52
Hotel 286-5-81-3-2.
03:58
Cover.
04:03
Approximately 20-ounce aisle trial to flood on the ground.
04:07
We're starting defensive operations.
04:10
We hold on units.
04:13
Airport fires, okay.
04:15
20 gallon leak, no drain involved at 2340 hours.

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Location mentioned:
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), 2401 Smith Blvd, Arlington, VA 22202

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Incident Timeline

  1. Warehouse Support and Event Closure
  2. Final Cleanup and Stand Down
  3. Ongoing Response and Coordination
  4. Containment and Cleanup Operations Begin
  5. Assessment and Scene Establishment
  6. Hydraulic Leak Reported at Hotel 15

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