Natural gas leak leads to evacuation of multiple structures, Virginia Beach VA
Fire & ArsonA natural gas leak was detected with high readings inside a structure near First Colonial Rd in Virginia Beach. Multiple nearby buildings were evacuated as a precaution. A natural gas crew was dispatched to locate and repair the underground leak. Monitoring confirmed safe levels in some areas after evacuation.
Audio|Source: Virginia Beach EMS
04:10
Transcript:
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Virginia gas gas, natural gas reporting 76 parts per million inside the structure.
00:04
We're going to wait for rest of you to come in with aerometers.
00:06
Let's see if we can locate the leak.
00:13
1422P.
00:14
Respond.
00:21
Evacuated based on that.
00:27
Thank you to your command.
00:29
Command, go ahead.
00:34
I'm a rock team right now.
00:35
You have your stealth in command in the investigative mode.
00:38
Engine two, that the water supply is necessary, latter one just pulled up.
00:41
I'll go ahead and send command from this point, point.
00:46
Engine 4 copy.
00:50
Rescue, I see you're pulling up on thing.
00:51
You copy, you need your assistance when you get there.
00:55
Rescue, too, copy.
01:01
Page 3 between each.
01:05
Tension 3.
01:08
You clear in a sentence, patient was asleep.
01:14
The station is asleep at 1009 hours.
01:23
TENG is reporting high readings outside.
01:26
He's going to have a crew come out here and start digging.
01:32
Steve,
01:34
VNG crew is going to be dispatched to the team.
01:41
They went back to sleep, so PD may get another call on this one.
01:49
So far I copy, he's sleeping as well in 10.
01:56
Been evacuated as well.
02:00
Received.
02:03
Command engine 4.
02:13
We'll go ahead.
02:16
Just to confirm, we have a leak that's interior of the structure or is in an outdoor leak that's affecting the interior structure?
02:27
As of now, V&G believes the leak is exterior underground.
02:34
If they have a area where they're going to start digging where they believe the leak to be, let's go ahead and get a line on the ground.
02:43
As before, copy.
02:52
When you're done, I'm evacuating the nearby structures,
02:56
just give me a on walk to you get a face-to-face to get every available address that has been cleared out.
03:03
Copy.
03:07
Rescue 2, Command.
03:09
We're just starting our atmospheric monitoring, but for now we've requested that the main structure as well as the Bravo 1 exposure be evacuated.
03:22
Received.
03:23
The main structure 2119 and also 2121, which I say I believe engine 2 already stated was cleared out.
03:30
Is that correct?
03:34
That's correct, and then we'll give you an update on a hot zone once we get some more metering done.
03:40
All readings in 2119 within normal limits.
03:47
Zero LEL,
03:48
nothing else with detectable levels.
03:51
We're finishing a 360 of this structure as well as the one adjacent.
03:55
I'll give you a pace.
03:58
Thank you.
04:01
All right, all the command.
04:03
2115, the frontal exposure has been evacuated.
04:08
Recease 2115 also has been evacuated.
04:10
Thank you.
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Location mentioned:
Near First Colonial Rd, Virginia Beach, VA 23454
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