Gas meter fire sparks evacuation near St. George home, St George UT
Fire & ArsonFlames from a gas meter near a home ignite a 10-foot fire, prompting evacuation and urgent fire response as the blaze risks spreading.
Audio|Source: Washington County Sheriff, Fire and EMS - East
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Transcript:
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One is the structure fire at near East 740 South.
00:07
I have installed a construction fire consultant.
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Control, 931, copies page.
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Number 31, copy.
00:23
Sorry, you know, with traffic, right, I saw some page, I'll let's hear you.
00:31
Control, Medic Engine 32.
00:35
Control, you can show Medic Engine 32 en route to that structure fire.
00:43
Medic 31, unstaffed.
00:48
Control Battalion 31 is in route to the structure fire.
00:52
Battalion 31.
00:57
Engine 31, Engine 131, Battalion 31, responding on a structure fire.
01:03
321 East, 740 South, 321 East, 740 South.
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RP was able to wake up the occupants of the home; they are trying to evacuate.
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Flames are about 10 feet high coming off the gas meter next to the house.
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Looks like it has not caught the house yet, but it's very close to catching the house on fire and RP is hearing popping.
01:28
Amanda King is 31 en route.
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Have you?
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Battalion 31, Control.
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Go ahead, control.
01:47
Confirming, are you wanting me to send additional units from another agency or do you believe your units can handle?
01:59
Discontinued is currently assigned units and get size up from Engine 31.
02:09
We're looking at a few additional units reached out.
02:12
It looks like the individuals are trying to put water on the fire currently, but did advise that it is spreading over 10 feet tall.
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Location mentioned:
E 740 S Cir, St. George, UT 84790
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