Propane truck with diesel leak causes road block in North Carolina, Orange County NC
Fire & ArsonEmergency responders attended to a propane truck on South Churton Street with a small diesel fuel leak. The truck was approximately 70% full of gas, but there was no leak from the propane tank itself. The incident caused road blockage and required traffic management and patient evaluation. Cleanup was delayed pending measurements and pictures, and the situation was eventually controlled with no serious leakage from the propane tank.
Audio|Source: Orange County Fire and EMS
04:23
Transcript:
00:00
John, say, all ready, all the command.
00:05
204, copy. 204 is going to 86 commands at 9 o'clock.
00:13
Sean, give me an update on if you need to pop a door or not.
00:20
And the Medic Unit 4th, 231, that's our only patient this time.
00:28
On scene, MediC5, on C, switch to Ops 3, Ops 3.
00:32
10-4[1],
00:38
it's kind of clear, 161, do we need them or anything?
00:42
Do you clear them?
00:45
Chief is your distress.
00:50
261 is on scene we're gonna do with this traffic don't stop it it can be uh just stopping the burner down right there okay I'm gonna block it in the Colvin loop turn them around
01:07
2-1-261 on the scene not a one
01:12
Communication, our propane truck has 70% gas and it is not leaking this time.
01:16
I'm going to find out to make contact least to be feral gas.
01:23
Zero two zone scene.
01:25
Zero two, copy, you on scene. Two or four cops.
01:30
Two or four times.
01:34
Have to R.
01:36
Go ahead.
01:38
Send me a guy down here with the EMS back. Just get some files on him and check them out.
01:43
Get the green tag right now.
01:46
People, I'm going to some patient care of my patient elbow.
01:49
You're right with you.
01:55
Man from Communications Office 3.
01:59
Go ahead.
02:01
I copy so the truck's 70% full. You mentioned feral gas. I couldn't copy the rest of it.
02:06
That's correct. Driver has made contact with them as well. If you would try to reach out to them, just confirm we got a response team, but probably don't have to take it and kick it off before they write it.
02:17
Copy. We'll see if we make contact with it.
02:19
Go to the clean.
02:21
Go ahead G.
02:23
Hold off on any cleanup until they get measurements and pictures.
02:28
Copy that.
02:34
You got a small diesel fuel leak on the gas truck, but that's it.
02:39
Copy that.
02:45
Man, communication will be advised at the time. All patients are free to the vehicles by the green tags.
02:55
Hey, Goddy, all patients free in green tag patients, 906.
03:03
See if you need some community drive.
03:07
Negative, it's going to be all right.
03:09
We'll clean up later.
03:10
Not in much.
03:16
Pedic five to the MSTN.
03:23
Go ahead, I'm on my way over to the Kenyon Road.
03:28
Yeah, sorry, it's up to you, but we don't have any pee out here.
03:32
So, uh...
03:37
Sorry, sir. Have that.
03:39
I'm remaining attached, I'm going to assist with blocking the road.
03:48
Chenna Perez.
03:50
Good there.
03:52
Can y'all be sure to get driver license numbers as well?
03:57
Simple.
04:04
Mediq 1, 267, South Churton Street, inter-facility transfer.
04:11
Mediq 1, 267, South Jordan Street, inter-facility transfer.
04:17
Cross streets, Boone Square Street and Rebecca Drive.
04:20
Ops 1[2], time of 0909.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment / OK
[2]
Ops 1: Assigned tactical radio channel (Operations Channel 1) for on-scene communications
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Location mentioned:
S Churton St, North Carolina 27278
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