Indoor gas leak triggers evacuation, Richmond VA


Dispatch audio about an indoor gas leak near North 32nd Street in Richmond. A resident reported smelling gas and evacuated. Multiple fire units and utility crews were sent to investigate. The dispatcher requests contact information for building maintenance. Responders report a two-story wood frame structure and that Gasworks and the utility are on scene.
Audio|Source: Richmond City Fire Dispatch
02:14
Transcript:
Richmond from Park Avenue, Command. Park Avenue. Can you check to see if you have any contact information for property maintenance or management for this building? Stay by. Engine 11. Truck 2, Safety 1, and Battalion 1. Inside gas leak[1]. near North 32nd Street. Engine 1, engine 11, truck 2, safety 1, and battalion 1. Inside gas leak. near North 32nd Street. Cross, streets are East Clay Street and Eastleigh Street. On-Channel 3. Timeout, 1724. We're having command for (name withheld). Park Avenue, command. We tried one number from old notes and no answer on callback, otherwise negative on other information. Proceed. Gasworks is on scene. How do you do on CET-2-26. Showing all companies en route for the Inside Gas League on near North 32nd Street. It's going to be coming over directly from DPU, who is currently in UA. advising a female smelled gas in her foyer and is evacuating, 1726 hours. Blue the searcher's here. Copying, and I'm down here. I can send them down here. Did you want to have a command? We'll give an investigation without you shortly. (name withheld) engine on scene, two-story wood frame structure, investigating command 1728. The one's on scene on North 3rd, 2nd Street. Anyone on scene, north 32nd, 1729.
Richmond from Park Avenue, Command. Park Avenue. Can you check to see if you have any contact information for property maintenance or management for this building? Stay by. Engine 11. Truck 2, Safety 1, and Battalion 1. Inside gas leak[1]. near North 32nd Street. Engine 1, engine 11, truck 2, safety 1, and battalion 1. Inside gas leak. near North 32nd Street. Cross, streets are East Clay Street and Eastleigh Street. On-Channel 3. Timeout, 1724. We're having command for (name withheld). Park Avenue, command. We tried one number from old notes and no answer on callback, otherwise negative on other information. Proceed. Gasworks is on scene. How do you do on CET-2-26. Showing all companies en route for the Inside Gas League on near North 32nd Street. It's going to be coming over directly from DPU, who is currently in UA. advising a female smelled gas in her foyer and is evacuating, 1726 hours. Blue the searcher's here. Copying, and I'm down here. I can send them down here. Did you want to have a command? We'll give an investigation without you shortly. (name withheld) engine on scene, two-story wood frame structure, investigating command 1728. The one's on scene on North 3rd, 2nd Street. Anyone on scene, north 32nd, 1729.
Police codes explained
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[1]
Inside gas leak: Possible hazardous materials/gas leak
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Location mentioned:
Near N 32nd St, Richmond, VA 23223
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