Gas leak reported near West Vernon Avenue restaurant, Kinston NC
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, a gas leak of liquid carbon dioxide was reported near a restaurant at 1400 West Vernon Avenue. The leak came from a relief valve on a CO2 tank at the rear of the building. Fire and emergency personnel responded and are investigating the situation.
Audio|Heard on: Lenoir County Fire and EMS Dispatch
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03:5
Transcript:
00:00
Dispatch Battalion One, gas leak near West Vernon Avenue.
00:03
Attention Engine Eleven, Engine Twenty Two, Truck One.
00:06
Gas leak outside of a structure, near West Vernon Avenue, be at Pizza Villa at the rear of the structure.
00:12
Respond on Ops One.
00:18
Tell you what, she's calling near West Vernon switching to Ops One.
00:25
One responding, near West Vernon switching Ops One.
00:30
Engine 22 responding, near West Vernon switching to Ops One.
00:35
Angel responding, peace building switching to Ops Four.
00:42
Hold on.
00:47
Got 1840 . The caller is about to be at the rear of the structure,
00:55
on what tank it says.
00:56
It's liquid carbon dioxide and it's activated leaking from the tank.
01:05
Yes, what's going on?
01:12
Stand by just a 2nd.
01:13
Let me get a pullback.
01:19
Tag one is showing 1 mph out of the north.
01:27
Tag one's on scene.
01:30
Have nothing visible from a one-story masonry restaurant.
01:34
Tag one, have command.
01:37
Got battalion one on scene.
01:38
Near West Vernon Avenue, Pizza Villa.
01:40
Nothing visible has command.
01:41
Eighteen forty-two.
01:51
Got battalion 18 forty-two.
01:56
Engine one come in.
02:05
Reading from your location,
02:07
the CO two tank on the back of structure.
02:12
Truck was on scene, staged steep tree and Abbott.
02:19
Yeah, I'm in trouble.
02:20
1844.
02:26
Two stage Abbott Vernon.
02:32
Copy 1845.
02:38
Dispatch 4.
02:40
Medic 4.
02:43
En route to the door, one female routine.
02:46
Copy 1846.
02:52
Man,
02:55
got a small leak from the carbon dioxide container at the rear of the structure.
02:59
We'll be continuing to investigate.
03:01
It appears we were coming from a relief valve on top of the tank.
Disclaimer:
This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
W Vernon Ave, Kinston, NC 28504
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