Gas leak after excavator hits pipe in Norfolk, Norfolk VA
Fire & ArsonEmergency crews responded to a gas leak in Norfolk after an excavator struck a gas pipe near Grady Avenue. The area was secured, bystanders were kept inside houses, and the gas company was notified. Fire marshals were called to inspect the site, and conditions improved as the situation was assessed and managed.
Audio|Source: Norfolk City Fire and EMS Dispatch
03:57
Transcript:
00:00
We do have a leaking gas pipe, excavator hit.
00:08
Time to arrive.
00:09
It's time to do to come in.
00:11
Copy your comments. I'll go ahead and assume Grady Avenue Command.
00:15
Norfolk Trove, Tiny 3, Grady Avenue Command.
00:18
Same 4.
00:20
Command to Rescue 2.
00:23
Rescue 2, Jack.
00:29
Joe 4 out.
00:35
Plyton, go ahead.
00:40
Let's do those bystanders in their house until we figure out the readings for me.
00:48
And I'm going to go ahead and assign you safety.
00:51
Received.
00:53
Let's get here to the command.
00:55
Go ahead.
00:56
Hey,
00:58
what's going to be our best route of approach?
01:01
Go to Lafayette to Grady, and you'll see me.
01:04
You can park behind me.
01:07
Basement Division to Command.
01:10
Rusty Tversu.
01:12
Come in, go ahead, basement division.
01:18
Two north.
01:21
Go ahead. Go ahead.
01:24
Hey, Command.
01:26
There is a portable space heater that was staged right here next to these water lines on the Delta Corner access panel.
01:36
Looks like there's some ash around it.
01:39
It doesn't give any indication on the tick, but I don't think a portable space heater would be here. I might want to get a fire marshal for that.
01:46
Okay, Fire Marshal's group is on the way.
01:49
You go ahead and unplug that, just leave it where it is.
01:52
Yes, ma'am. Show me near Aygon Road at the easy end for annual inspection.
02:03
Copy.
02:04
Okay.
02:06
Go ahead, Marshal, sir.
02:09
What you got out there, Chief?
02:11
Can't repeat that?
02:14
What you got out there, Chief? What you got out there, Chief?
02:17
I got a list of items we need you guys out here for. Rescue 2 is all the same.
02:23
I copy.
02:27
Marshal 3, if you can have the Fire Marshal Group report to the command post and you guys get on the same.
02:32
Copy.
02:34
Command to the basement division.
02:38
Korean, do you have to command office, attack 4?
02:40
Command.
02:42
Basement, go ahead.
02:44
Smoke conditions, better, or worse, or same?
02:48
Yeah, can you just confirm that VNG has been contacted, please?
02:53
Signal 4. I'll give them a call.
02:57
It's somewhere between slim and none at this point.
03:01
Copy that. Command 2, Division 1. Division 1.
03:06
Your smoke conditions, better, worse, or same?
03:10
Sorry, repeat that.
03:13
The smoke odor condition that you had, better, worse or the same?
03:22
Better, we found what was being burned in the bathroom, what I told you was.
03:31
Copy that.
03:33
Better 14 is a rocket leak.
03:36
Is it off? Engine turned off.
03:39
Engine turn.
03:42
I believe we can scale this back now. We have stuff that was burned right here with us. Just need a fire marshal to come in here when he gets here.
03:52
Yeah, the fire marshal to this.
03:55
I agree. I'm going to scale it back here in one minute.
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