Gas odor reported in townhouse basement; no gas found, Manassas VA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/4/2025 05:51 AM

Manassas, VA

Emergency units responded to a report of a gas odor in the basement of a two-story townhouse near Canton Court in Manassas, VA. The scene was investigated but no gas odor or abnormal readings were detected. All occupants were evacuated as a precaution.

Audio|Source: Prince William County Police and Fire

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Transcript:

00:00

10503-203, 10503, response,

00:02

08-5851, just for a smell of gas in the basement.

00:08

Engine 502 from Engine 523. Water supply is going to be Allen, Dead, and Canton. We're going to be stationed at the Hydro, preparing for layout.

00:20

Engine 502, the Cam, water supply.

00:27

Truck, 523 is on scene. You got a two-story, Milderow Townhouse, out investigating the crew for.

00:36

Before a radio check from backup console.

00:44

99.581, loud and clear.

00:47

Copy the same.

00:53

Okay, Dubai 23,

00:56

3822.

01:03

Battalion 5-3 is seen.

01:05

The establishing Canton Court command behind engine 523.

01:15

Okay, Battalion 503. Okay, Battalion 503.

01:20

Attention all units Town Team responding to the inside gas leak from Canton Court, Potine 553, 7.

01:26

Canton Court Command on 5 Charlie 0.582.

01:37

Truck 523. Go ahead, truck 523.

01:40

A two-story, middle-the-road townhouse.

01:45

Two in the front, three in the rear.

01:47

Label basement, one, two.

01:49

I'm going to report already out of the structure.

01:51

They will smell of gas inside,

01:54

isolated into the basement.

01:56

We're in here to investigate anything.

01:58

Currently, we have no odor in normal readings.

02:02

Okay, truck 523, you're labeling in basement one, two.

02:07

You're investigating a smell of gas in the basement, currently everybody is out.

02:13

To all units on last one, just be advised, we are in condition three status, condition three status at 85.

02:29

operating on five rovo gTO communications now operating at condition three communications operating at condition three zero eight fifty five

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