Natural gas odor investigated near Riverdale Road, Riverdale Park MD
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, emergency units responded to a natural gas odor near Riverdale Road in an apartment complex. There is a possible hazard involving a previously vacant apartment that may have been used by drug and gang members. An ongoing investigation is taking place to find the exact source of the odor.
Audio|Heard on: Prince George's MD Fire-Tac Group Calls
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02:27
Transcript:
00:00
Near Riverdale Road.
00:04
The odor of natural gas inside apartment 611.
00:06
Fox area, 703, engine 812B, pyrmic engine 835, rest of squatty 14B,
00:13
1024, we respond on talk group, 8 alpha-11.
00:17
Volume of responding, just be advised that there is a premise hazard at this location for apartment 118, 18,
00:22
stating this a vacant apartment being used for...
00:25
drug and gang members.
00:28
Communications, two times, two engines, one right to squad, all up and staff.
00:31
Staffing in the call.
00:33
Thank you.
00:37
NJ12B, Hasty,
00:39
staging at the entrance in a lot.
00:40
Hydrant will be across the street on Riverdale, it's needed.
00:44
Six-story,
00:45
night one high-rise, flat roads,
00:48
nothing evidence, side alpha,
00:50
unable to complete 360.
00:53
I'll be investigating.
00:54
James Colby on scene, staging at the entrance, hydrogen across the street on riverdale if needed.
00:59
Six-story, type 1, 5, ruse, nothing evident from side alpha.
01:02
Unable to complete 360, are you going to have tackle command?
01:04
Thank you. And Jane Tolfi, tackle command.
01:22
7884, you can hold me on the scene with command,
01:25
command post, and a parking lot on side alpha.
01:27
Can I operate with engine 812C, command of units level 2 stage, the answer to the center complex.
01:33
102884 on team command, command, command post in the parking lot on side alpha, operating with engine 812B, all other units can level 2 stage.
01:41
Engine 812b, command.
01:43
Go ahead.
01:46
No odors in apartment 611.
01:49
There's a slight odor in a hallway, Division 6.
01:52
We're going to continue and investigate.
01:55
Okay. Do you need any other resources in there? You go with yourself?
02:01
Senator Percy truck and assists with the staffing Division 6.
02:05
The owner's in the hallway.
02:08
Okay. Squad 814B.
02:11
Report to Division 6 to assist in January 12B.
02:15
Squad 1814, yeah.
02:18
Division 6, man.
02:20
Go ahead.
02:23
We're going apartment by apartment trying to determine the source of the lease.
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Location mentioned:
Riverdale Rd, Riverdale, MD 20737
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