Vehicle collision causes active gas leak in Kensington, Kensington MD
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TrafficAccording to the dispatch call, a black Escalade vehicle struck an HVAC system at the intersection near Newport Mill Road and MD-193 in Kensington. This caused an active gas leak. Fire units are working to isolate the gas leak and have requested additional support to manage the situation safely.
Audio|Heard on: Montgomery County MD Fire Rescue 7A1 Ops 1
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Transcript:
00:00
A black Escalade through the curb struck an HVAC system.
00:06
I do have an odor of gas.
00:07
I have an active gas leak if you could start addressing the gas as a priority call.
00:14
I'm going to try to isolate the gas for now.
00:19
But go ahead and give me a second engine and a special service for my quote.
00:29
Just confirming you want an additional service and the rest of the squad, correct?
00:38
Engine for now for my water supply at the parking lot.
00:42
And I'll keep the squad for now.
00:44
See if I can isolate it next couple minutes.
00:50
Okay for my engine 705 brought it.
00:56
7.2 Delta Station,
01:00
intersection, Newport Mill, and University.
01:07
Okay, ambulance 742 Delta, 13-06.
01:14
Affirmated, Parametic engine 705, Bravo.
01:17
We dispatch, Firmetic engine 7.18.
01:24
Copy. He said 718.
01:27
I didn't, it's going to be on Concord at the parking lot and just pick up the plug there.
01:40
Armaged 7.05, Bravo.
01:42
Armaged 718, you okay on that?
01:56
Terminic Engine 705 is on, correction Terminic Engine 705 Bravo is on C and there's a hydrant on Concord in the parking lot.
02:04
All right, I'm just reading this.
02:10
This is a gas leak now, is that correct?
02:15
That's correct.
02:16
That's correct.
02:19
Not okay.
02:28
Squad 742, I'm going to need your tools.
02:30
Get access to this building trying to get the gas shut off.
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Location mentioned:
MD-193 & Newport Mill Rd, Kensington, MD 20895
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