Gas leak investigation leads to building evacuation, Manassas VA
Fire & ArsonFire department responded to reports of a gas leak in an apartment building in Manassas, VA. They investigated multiple apartments but could not find the source of the leak. Due to the strong propane smell, they began evacuating the building as a precaution.
Audio|Source: Prince William County Police and Fire
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Transcript:
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4-4-3 investigating apartment near 342, the apartment above, the one of the engine problem isn't.
00:06
They've not located any leak.
00:08
There's such an apartment near 343 above the second floor apartment, haven't been able to isolate a leak.
00:13
Can we begin to start knocking on doors to get people to evacuate the building?
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Near 342, we're in apartment near 342.
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We've not made access yet.
00:20
If we're evacuating the building, we'd better get some more units here.
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Okay.
00:24
Stop. Right. Virginia Uniform, Foxshot, Foxshot, 4-7-4-2 will be on Dale Boulevard right before Potomac Center Boulevard.
00:32
Yeah.
00:33
Mayor Rick, you're going to search floor four.
00:35
I'm going to still move forward with the evacuation until we can identify the source.
00:39
Prince Wayne from command[1].
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Market Command.
00:42
Could you add me two more engines to this hole, please?
00:44
Okay, copy a request for two additional engines at 822.
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Engine 501 from the tower driver.
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Can you go to the elevator? I'll send the fan up.
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Hey, you want to strike? ...engine 9, we're in near 342.
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We've got 3.5% LEL.
00:57
We're evacuating the oxygen, we're going to be searching for the leak.
01:00
Find a pilot.
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Okay. Man from Engine One driver.
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Go ahead.
01:03
You got a handful of guys working back here on a Skylux.
01:06
You want me to get them to stop for now?
01:08
Can you repeat they're working on?
01:09
They're working on doing the siding where they've been replacing all the water heaters, onside Charlie.
01:14
Yeah, if we can get them to stop and they get a rack dry hose into floor two also.
01:18
Okay, you want to drag.
01:19
Command from Tower 1, 442 is clear, no answers to go over, no reading.
01:26
The ambulance 520, engine 520, 024.
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8 in the engine 516, responding.
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Command track.
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America School of Nursing and Allied Health, Engine 512, 0825.
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Okay.
01:40
As well, I can start the back there's this.
01:41
779. Okay.
01:44
6344. Homey Bennett Elementary.
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Box zero to box 2029 on five robo for a sickness 13,950 indoor drive cross street middiville road ambulance 520 engine 520 responding at 826 to 19 year old female difficulty breathing patient has special.
02:03
Fox 201-95 Bravo for investigation, a miracle school of nursing and allied health, 14,000 crown support suite 201.
02:14
It's going to be for strong smell of propane.
02:18
The road, remember for this?
02:23
Double 4 to MDC.
02:24
To be infarkey.
02:26
The end from engine on.
02:33
Go ahead.
02:34
Both us and the gas reps have checked for leaks in apartment near 342, unable to locate.
02:43
We're going to go up to near 442 and investigate there.
02:47
We checked near 442, nothing found.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
command: Incident command established/IC designation
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