Fire and gas leak prompt evacuation near Grefer Ave, Harvey LA
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a hazardous outside fire and gas leak near Grefer Ave, prompting evacuation of residents including some unable to leave independently. An evacuation zone of at least 300 feet was set with coordination for road closures due to safety concerns.
Audio|Source: Metro New Orleans Area Fire Departments
05:21
Transcript:
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6A1. 6A1 will have command.
00:02
Command will be set up at Peters and the Expressway, Westphing Express.
00:06
At this time, we're conducting a severe to evacuate all officers.
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Copy 6A1. 6A1, 6100.
00:14
They take one.
00:15
How many people will be evacuate?
00:17
It's unknown that this time was still working on it.
00:20
Slide 6-1-7, command.
00:21
Command. Agent 26, you're responding to outside fire at South Sky Street, Crescent, Bottom Street, Zone 5056.
00:28
Engine 21st, outside, high as South Sky Street, crosses voting street, zone 556, use fire ground 9, 2019,
00:35
injury 2515, safety.
00:37
6.17 to come in there.
00:38
I spoke with the workers to advise that nobody else is in the structures next to the leak.
00:44
The next house is going to be on dress next rest where I'm making contact now.
00:48
Stop.
00:49
617, do you have an exact address of the fleet?
00:52
26, 104. Standing by.
00:54
I believe 616 gave it.
00:56
Where I'm at that right now is near Grefer.
00:58
Copy. 640. 640, amen.
01:01
The man. It is forwarded.
01:05
We advised. It looks like it's going to be 2,700 West Banking's threshold.
01:09
Stop. It states that people at the location are starting fires.
01:14
We do have police on it.
01:16
And we're advised that you stand by for PINC, please.
01:18
26, 104. Two point just one of eight.
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Six four zero,
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command. Okay,
01:23
Rayleigh, that league is going to be directly underneath the transformers and the fuses on this high-voltage line.
01:28
Okay.
01:29
617 command, you want three hundred foot?
01:31
This, I don't know how to get Grefer out of his.
01:33
617 repeat
01:34
Depending on how fall you want to set this evacuation at 300 feet, it's going to be near Grefer.
01:41
I've got 3 people that's going to need to evacuate.
01:44
Copy. I think we need to expand the little past 300.
01:47
Copy.
01:48
Command from 600.
01:49
Do you notify the on call emergency management person in case we either shelter or bus?
01:55
File on from command.
01:57
You copy the transmission?
01:58
The command of the five emergency management.
01:59
File from command also notify instant you to head out this way.
02:02
Copy command.
02:03
5S-1-600.
02:05
You go ahead.
02:06
Chief (name withheld) is the on-scene coordinator spoke team already.
02:09
We need to find out which way the wind is blowing so we can have a safe location for the evacuees.
02:15
Can we work on that? And then what's the closest playground on the north side of the express play?
02:21
The closest playground is going to be Martin Luther King and we've got an east-northeast wind.
02:26
Copy that. F.S.1 follow on put there, row.
02:28
Copy that one run.
02:29
File on 600.
02:30
Are you correct with that wind speed and direction, it's east-northeast or east-southeast?
02:35
Correct. Could be east-southeast at six miles per hour.
02:38
Copy. Ladder 617 command or follow.
02:41
Commander 6-17 is following.
02:44
On the near Grefer,
02:47
I have 3,000 to be able to be.
02:49
Got a 617, near Grefer, three people evacue in both of us.
02:53
6400, command.
02:54
I have two at near Grefer, one's confined to a wheelchair, they can't go anywhere.
02:59
Copy, we'll be making arrangements.
03:01
All right, Randy, we need to shut down Peter's Road as well.
03:04
We got a lot of traffic coming down.
03:05
We need to shut down Peter's Road, um, heading south.
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Near Grefer Ave, Harvey, LA 70058
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