Gas main struck by equipment causes building evacuation, Lansing MI
Fire & ArsonA construction crew struck a two-inch natural gas main near Michigan Ave, Lansing. The gas odor spread through the building causing evacuation of multiple floors. Fire and emergency crews monitored gas levels and shut down the building's HVAC system to prevent gas spread. Employees were evacuated to a nearby cancer center. Police also arrived to assist.
Audio|Source: Ingham Out-County Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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I know in the notice that said that they had requested consumers already, can you just confirm that consumers is en route?
00:08
Yes. Dispass, engine 42 on C.
00:11
Have three, command engine 42,
00:12
if you can bring in your personnel, level 3, level 3, level 3.
00:29
Top is up to level three.
00:32
Disadage from command.
00:33
Go ahead.
00:34
If you can mark in the notes for now, uh...
00:37
The whole first floor has been monitored with a gas monitor.
00:42
We do have an odor of natural gas.
00:45
However, we are getting no readings on our five gas monitor.
00:49
Engine 42 is going to go to floor three.
00:51
Engine 41 is going to floor two.
00:53
We do have reports that the smell in the top floors in rough area is very bad from employees that are exhumated.
01:02
Okay.
01:03
Do you want to officer, officer, engine 41?
01:04
Go ahead. I'm here with security with key access.
01:07
Where do you want him to meet you?
01:14
We do have one employee on 4-2.
01:16
If you can send them with Engine 2, that would be great.
01:20
Pretty much everything is locked on the internal of the opposite.
01:24
Yeah, go ahead.
01:25
That's here. Dispatch from Battalion 41?
01:27
All right. You can show me on, I'm saying.
01:29
Command from Battalion 41.
01:32
Control ahead, battalion.
01:33
Can you give me an update of what you got on?
01:35
So on the northeast corner of the building, there is a two-inch gas main that's been hit.
01:40
All machinery is off at that spot.
01:42
They do have smelled throughout the building.
01:44
Prior to our arrival, Sparrow Security Command started to evacuate the building.
01:50
The first floor has been checked with no readings.
01:56
We're currently working on floor two and engine two.
02:00
has been assigned to floor three.
02:02
3 units on the channel.
02:04
PD is coming into the area.
02:05
Smell of natural gas on the northeast corner of the building.
02:08
A line has been hit by the construction company.
02:11
You guys are currently on level 2.
02:14
Doing evacuation, level 1 is already been evacuated with some smell of natural gas.
02:19
You got engine 42 going to level 3 with the,
02:23
one of the security guards to perform evacuation.
02:27
also. Get you down this channel, please are coming into the area.
02:30
Do you need them to set up at a certain location?
02:32
This Vice, can you stand by?
02:33
Agent 41. I'm sorry, command from Battalion 41.
02:38
Go ahead.
02:39
You have any needs right now.
02:41
Thank you.
02:43
Nothing at this point.
02:45
We're on floor, too. We do have a smell.
02:46
No readings currently.
02:47
We're still evacuating people as we're monitoring.
02:51
Just so you know, Sparrow Security advised on our arrival, the evacuation where they were putting employees was in the Cancer Center building.
03:01
Copy, Sparrow security, splitting all the evacuated employees in the cancer building.
03:05
No need at this time.
03:06
Break dispatch from Italian 41.
03:10
Go ahead. I'm going to assume Sparrow Command on the alpha side of the structure.
03:16
Check that on the Alpha Delta corner of the professional building.
03:20
You can have LPD come up on the Michigan side, Alpha Delta Corner also.
03:23
No.
03:24
Command from Engine 41.
03:25
Go ahead, Engine 41.
03:27
Just be advised, I did just confirm with Sparrow Security that maintenance has shut off the air supply coming to the inside and the HVAC system.
03:38
Copy and HVAC shut down for air coming into the building.
03:44
Dispatch from Sparrow Command.
03:45
Can you send you an additional rig? Is truck 41 available?
03:48
Truck 41 with the training.
03:50
Copy, just send the closest rebound, please.
03:52
Command, has that 44 is taken out on scene, I'm gonna make a face-to-face with you.
03:56
Copy, that's not 44, you're on scene, gonna make a face-of-face.
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Location mentioned:
Near E Michigan Ave, Lansing, MI 48912
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