Vehicle hits gas meter, causing gas leak and evacuation, Herndon VA
Traffic, Fire & ArsonA car crashed into a gas meter on the Bravo side of an apartment building near Florida Ave. This caused a gas leak. Responders evacuated nearby buildings on Florida Avenue as a safety measure.
Audio|Source: Fairfax County Fire and Rescue
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Transcript:
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Command from under 436.
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We have a secondary water north of 5 to 18th floor out of all.
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See more than 4.30 seconds.
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Provinger 404 are working at near Florida Ave.
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They should be.
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I sent them to near Florida Ave to evacuate and give me readings.
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Okay, I'm direct.
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So across near Florida Ave,
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it's going to be 510.
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That building also needs to be evacuated.
00:27
Command's okay.
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Engine 436 from command.
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Engine 436.
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Let me know if you got any readings as you have extra apparatus and you go to 510 510 and evacuate that structure.
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Copy that 510.
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510. 641 from can you let me know what side of the structure that the vehicle ran into?
00:51
All right now.
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Command, Colorado, 436.
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Tower 436, go.
00:56
New readings and the address that you sent us though.
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We are working on evaluating.
01:00
It's going to be a four-door of sedan that ran into the gas meter on the broader side of the structure.
01:06
On the Brava side, no readings, no readings in 516, which would be the Delta 1 exposure there, right?
01:14
That is a problem. Got. So are you in 516 now or are you outside by way to be able to side?
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All workings inside,
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Delta 1 trying to evacuate all pumps.
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All units from command.
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When we evacuate the structures, let's move those occupants down to the area of 560, which is an L-shaped group of apartments.
01:41
So there's a courtyard there, and that should be outside of the hot zone.
01:45
So all evacuations go to 560, Florida Avenue.
01:49
You have a rusty Florida once?
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Rescue 4-1-Go?
01:52
It's going to be outside of all of us.
01:54
It looks like a hit a three-way fly.
01:56
And no positive in-far or underneath it, million-thirds are all the trucker in the legal?
02:02
Copy, are you able to secure the gases below the valve? Or did they destroy the whole meter?
02:07
Can't really make good access because of the jake was right on top of the near.
02:10
Okay, Calvin.
02:11
Just see if there's anything you can do to secure the gas, um, and turning mission sources in that area.
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And I'll give you another assignment.
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Correct. Okay, 4-01.
02:19
Okay, sir. Come up to the chain.
02:21
Leave the C.R.
02:22
Fairfaxial, can't.
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Go ahead.
02:24
Key Start hasn't had one, please.
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Direct, 156.4.
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We have a Rescue 401.
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Rescue 401, go ahead.
02:30
I'm estimating to be of our Jewish line, also.
02:33
All right, copying.
02:34
Can you tell me the one direction is it blowing towards the buildings or towards the single families off to the middle-the-side?
02:41
On Channel 4-Villbox, 40400, Taden, 524, Florida Avenue, Cross Street, Florida Avenue.
02:50
We're direct on 10.
02:51
Would you like us to start a light in air?
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Command for Rescue 401?
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Rescue 401, go ahead.
02:56
I believe there's little to no wind, but if it is blowing, it's blowing away from the building towards the Florida Avenue side.
03:02
Command's okay.
03:03
Fairfax from Command, yeah, Lightningner unit, please.
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Direct 156.
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4404. The last unit calling command?
03:12
Command Engine 404, near Florida Ave has been evacuated, no readings inside the building.
03:19
Power 36 is in the process of evacuating 516.
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Copy near Florida Ave has been evacuated and no reason inside Tower 36 is to work on 516.
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And let me know how many apartments are in each building, by chance, near Florida Ave.
03:34
It's going to be two apartments per floor.
03:36
Let's just want to watch the rest of one's off.
03:39
I need someone who is just like something.
03:40
Fairfax from command.
03:41
Go ahead. I'd like you to balance out the current assignment with a...
03:46
Guard Department Fire assignment, and I want you to have that assignment stage on Locust Street at Herndon Middle School.
03:54
You got there? Direct, 157.
03:56
Command, Colorado, 436.
03:58
Okay. And not confirmed we've evacuated every apartment in 516 as a code 6.
04:04
We've confirmed we've gotten two of the six that have accidents.
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Do not give me up a floor or second and third to answer the door.
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Copy and just to confirm currently no readings.
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That is threat.
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Commandant to measure 436.
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A power grid 511 correction, 0510, building 510 has zero readings.
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We're starting to evacuate now, but nobody's opening the door.
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All right, command's okay, 510.
04:26
You're attempting to evacuate, there's no readings, but nobody's answering the door.
04:29
Street, Florida Avenue.
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Engine 431, engine 425, truck 425.
04:34
On Channel 4 Delta Box, 40400, Haven, 524, Florida Avenue, Cross Street, Florida Avenue.
04:42
Is there a unit calling command? I was talking with PD.
04:44
Battalion 403 on Channel 4 Delta Box 40440, Taven, 524, Florida Avenue, Cross Street, Florida Avenue.
04:53
Battalion 403 on Channel 4 Delta Box, 40400, Caden, 524, Florida Avenue, Florida Avenue.
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Location mentioned:
Near Florida Ave, Herndon, VA 20170
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