Gas odor prompts evacuation at primary school in South Carolina, North Charleston SC
Fire & ArsonEmergency responders were called to Midland Park Primary School in South Carolina after staff smelled a gas odor when the heating system was turned on. The school was evacuated as a precaution. Firefighters investigated the building and found no active gas leak or immediate danger, and the situation was downgraded.
Audio|Source: Charleston County Police, Fire, EMS/Rescue, Marine SAR
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Engine 203, engine 204, Midland Park Primary School, near Midland Park Road, gas leak, gas owner, incident channel 4.
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Engine 203, engine 204, Midland Park Primary School, near Midland Park Road, cross streets, dead end and Midland Park Road, gas leak, gas order, incident channel 4,0948.
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Energy 5 to scratch.
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That chat's going to be out of our reach and that the owner put them food at the bottom of them.
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It'll come down.
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We're in service.
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Let me know what we'll let will know.
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Hey John, we just check the page.
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It's the first.
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All right.
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I think. I put a rock pole the roadway at the tour and where I found due to the supervisor.
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And boil them, copy.
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Yep.
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Hesnet 109, power 203, ladder 232, rescue 301, engine 206, engine 208, engine 207, battalion chief 206, battalion chief 205, battalion.
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5th, Midland Park Primary School, near Midland Park Road, gas leak, gas odor, delta response, incident panel 7.
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POSMAT109, Power 203, ladder 232, excuse me.
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Angel 109 dispatch.
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What are those?
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Shia, hazmat, 109, responding.
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Copy, no physical.
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The engine 210 dispatch.
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210. Are we going to be closer than any other engine? Are we going to be closer than any other engine?
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You will...
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Tansu, he's 207 and 205 respondent.
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I copy, engine 210, you will be closer.
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I'll add you to it.
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210, copy. 210, copy.
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NETU-20-210 Midland Park Primary School, near Midland Park Road, gas leak, gas odor, Delta response, incident, Channel 7.
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Rescue 201, N2-2-0, Midland Primary School, near Midland Park Road, cross streets, dead end and Midland Park Road, gas leak, gas order, Delta Response, Incident Channel 7,09561.
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Well, the location? No, that's much.
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Hel2.
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The line, how's that leading?
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Copy all being around.
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Okay.
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Rescue 201 has that 101.
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We have that 101.
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You got direct clear.
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You got to write clear.
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That's five six I'm cutting.
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Tenfold.
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Uh, engine 203, past command.
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H.M.O.
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Engine, they'll a hydrant on the Raymond right past school.
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This is best going to be enough for this week.
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So far as not seen, second due, we'll stand by the hiker.
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CommandVash, be advised, I spoke to the officer on scene.
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You can find that the building has been evacuated.
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They said the alarm cut on after the H-by system had cut on.
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We're going to go and find the alarm panel now.
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This, that's got to 954.
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Engine 2-10-13.
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Go ahead for a two or three.
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The award mail is going to be in the principal's office.
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All right, copy that.
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The alarm came from the principal pulls the alarm.
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We're going to investigate the A-fax system now.
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I'll tell you to us, sir.
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The alarm, are you getting a smoke alarm?
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It was neither one on the alarm.
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They smelled the gas once they cut the AX system on, they saw fire them off and to initiate an evacuation.
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I caught me the phone off mainly.
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I'm quick.
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A man through the first incoming, especially crew, bring your gas meter into the kitchen area.
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That's saying they detects the smell that is in the kitchen area.
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Battalion 2O-0-6 is going to be arriving on scene.
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First arriving battalion, we're going to be doing a drive around 360.
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Dispast, copy 19-37.
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Engine 206 on Pete, they're due.
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We writ, we'll be standing by the truck.
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Battalion 206 to dispatch.
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Battalion 206 to Engine 203, Bravo.
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Do you have a cam report?
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Dispatch, Mediq 15, that's right?
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Patchmedic 15 status check.
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We're okay, just Patrick.
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Okay.
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Um,
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I got, I was on from the time they cut a burner on or something on in the kitchen.
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Right now I'm not smelling anything in the kitchen.
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There's no whiff of anything.
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We've silenced the alarm.
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I feel probably dropping this down to a two and one.
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I just need a stressful crew to come in here.
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Just to confirm there's no sort of, uh...
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leak anywhere in the kitchen, but it's not looking like any emergency right now.
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Location mentioned:
Near Midland Park Rd, North Charleston, SC 29406
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