Gas leak reported in apartment at Ranchero Village Largo, Largo FL
Fire & ArsonFire and EMS responded to a reported gas leak at Ranchero Village, near Ulmerton Road in Largo. A leak was previously fixed near unit 216 but gas levels were detected again. The gas supply was shut off as a precaution, and no fire was found. Natural ventilation was used to clear gas fumes while measurements were monitored to ensure safety.
Audio|Source: Pinellas County Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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The alarm Ranchero Village Moldolm Park 7100 Ulmerton Road grade 406 B, meant to use an attack.
00:11
The rift established on the outside of building 12.
00:18
Tavia. Thank you.
00:22
Engine 5C2 to command.
00:26
Command 5C, go ahead.
00:29
Yep, the Upsair unit, that is clear, no fail and we are getting nothing on the reader.
00:38
As well as, I'm here with the construction crew that was working with a gas leak with the water heater yesterday near building 216.
00:47
He said the plumber came out yesterday and fixed the gas leak and they turned on the gas to that unit. I'm having him take me to exactly which gas meter is for that unit now. We're going to shut that off if you would like.
01:05
I confirm that the leak that they had was on the exterior, not the interior.
01:14
Open to the unit, would you like for me to shut that off?
01:20
Give with the TR48, just to see what their needs are. So the unit, 216 is the affected unit, the water heater is in a separate closet, not in the actual department unit.
01:33
That is affirmative, and they said they fixed it as of yesterday and they turned it on today.
01:40
Copy all. Again with a Troke 48, Lieutenant, and then coordinate efforts to see if that needs to be shut off from the time being.
01:49
Engine 5-2, copy.
01:52
Truck 48 Command, I'm in the water heater room at this time.
01:55
We have zero readings in the water heater room.
02:00
I copy all. Zero readings in the water heater room.
02:11
Understood Rescue 7 in the area.
02:18
In safety.
02:21
Under Corrid, 3.20 on Tief safety.
02:25
Squad 47 on T-based. Thank you. Mr. 1227 on T-page 7 on T-page.
02:31
Clor is man at 320.
02:36
320. 320.
02:40
If you want to progressively make your way to the command post, I'm at District 45.
02:45
It's already suited up. He's taken safety at this moment.
02:52
G20, happy.
02:57
Road 688A, Medigree at Onion 3 Firetackle.
03:16
I'm hitting here in the apartment.
03:19
There are no gas appliances other than the stove in here.
03:26
Check the water is here.
03:28
We have no smell or we're still at 0.5% here.
03:35
My suggestion to identify two as we go ahead and we shut down the gas for this department and contact clear water gas and have me come out here and evaluate with early tests.
03:51
216 is there is there another big sense apartment that we need to check for the exposures?
03:59
We're going to be about middle of the Charles side.
04:02
We have one on the other hallway that we may need to clear. Make sure we get some readings on.
04:09
We're going to work on a little bit of natural ventilation here in this apartment.
04:15
Hi, Coppial.
04:17
Take Florida dispatch. I see you have a notification for a Florida gas break.
04:22
That's permanent. We'll go by them.
04:30
But 1216 has been secured.
04:37
I just do this connection with this.
04:47
I've got engine 52 checking the Delta exposure to the unit.
04:54
I copy all.
05:01
Paceing your sensor is 46.
05:08
Facing observation, readings and remains the same, not getting worse, right?
05:14
Correct, we're down to 0.3 with some natural ventilation going on here, open some windows.
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Location mentioned:
Near Ulmerton Rd, Largo, FL 33771
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