Gas leak prompts evacuation of strip mall businesses, Fountain CO
Fire & ArsonEmergency crews responded to a strip mall near C St in Fountain, Colorado, after a smell of gas was reported inside the building. Multiple businesses, including the Army recruiting center, had positive readings of natural gas. All occupants were evacuated for safety, and police along with utility workers were called to assist.
Audio|Source: El Paso County Fire and EMS
04:11
Transcript:
00:00
Can you guys come down to the Army recruiting center? We've got a smell of gas in this structure.
00:07
Bracey, we'll head down there if you can pull 213 that way.
00:27
Any dispatch utilities, we have positive readings of natural gas in multiple occupancies in the strip mall.
00:34
Hey, do you know if that chick works at all or no?
00:47
Exfroly does not work.
00:49
Sister in the house.
00:51
Uh,
00:53
I'm not sure.
00:54
I can say she'd have to,
00:57
but not sure.
01:00
Yeah, her Facebook says she works at like the best western, but it's probably old is my guess.
01:15
Dispatch 213. Go ahead.
01:20
We're going to need to evacuate this entire strip model. If you can dispatch me 202 and PD to help me with that non-emergency.
01:30
Copy.
01:38
City of fountain fire for an alarm, 202 respond 6436 South Highway 85 for a commercial fire alarm, time out of 222.
01:50
213 driver, 213 officer on TechBus.
01:54
Good.
01:57
Hey, if you can, I'm going to start working on evacuating this whole strip mall.
02:02
That's four occupancies now that we've had gas in.
02:10
I copy that you're going to start evacue back. What did you need me to do?
02:17
I just need you with me to help me back you AP.
02:22
Reese, give me just a moment I'm repositioning the truck again.
02:31
213, 283 on track 5. Dispatch is trying to get you.
02:37
Yes, that's going to get you.
02:45
Did you need me to update the call to a gas leak?
02:52
Hey firm, thank you.
02:54
Is this inside or outside?
03:03
2.213 on attack.
03:08
Go ahead, 213.
03:11
Hey, just so you know,
03:14
we got natural gas readings on four occupancies out of the strip mall so far.
03:19
We're working on evacuating all of the occupancies here.
03:24
I requested PD for help with EVAP.
03:27
Very safe. You have any additional fire resources?
03:33
Negative. I requested the PD. They should just help us, and we have utilities in route, so.
03:40
Freezing.
03:47
Fire dispatch, 207.
03:50
Go ahead.
03:54
207 respondent said gas leak.
03:58
No NBC.
03:59
Copy it.
04:06
That's going to be inside.
04:08
We're evacuating all businesses.
04:10
Copy, thank you.
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Location mentioned:
C St, Fountain, CO 80817
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