Gas leak and possible fire at apartment under construction, Arlington Heights IL


A gas leak was reported near an apartment building under construction. A gas main was struck, causing crews to evacuate the multi-story multi-family building. A possible structure fire was reported, and emergency teams responded to the scene.
Audio|Source: Northwest Central Dispatch and RED Center
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Transcript:
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I'm going to be. District 3, Ambulance 1, Ambulance 3, Battalion 1, Engines, 3, 12, and 2, squad 1, squad 2, truck 15, and tower 1, code 3[1], gas leak odor, near Algonquin Road, at Arbor House apartment, near South Arlington Heights, Route and South Towney Drive, in Arlington Heights. Math page, AH28.
00:31
Forget me and that was hit.
00:37
29 and engine 31 I'm being advised that it's a struck gas main now.
00:48
Tower one's in house.
00:49
Tower one around messengers.
00:56
If you're still on the air before you switch over, I've been corrected. It is a possible structure fire.
01:05
Mr.Bit9-1.
01:08
You can hold out-of-pound units on this and if you haven't already you start NICOR.
01:16
Truck 15 can hold up for Mataya 1 and engine 12.
01:21
Mr. Battalion 9.
01:30
Streamwood companies have been held up by Bartlett.
01:33
We're going to remaining quarters.
01:35
Message received the Italian all companies clear from Bartlett, remaining in quarters.
01:45
...12 from Central Engine 12.
01:51
Go ahead for Engine 12.
01:53
Engine 12. Engine 12, you can hold up for Battalion 1.
01:57
Received 1012 as AIQ.
02:04
Central from Ingen 3 with size up.
02:11
Industry 3 has seen multi-story.
02:15
multi-family structure that's under construction,
02:20
we do have crews evacuating this area.
02:23
Have all income companies switched over to fire ground. We are facing eastbound on Algonquin.
02:36
On the scene with a multi-story, multi-family building under construction cruiser evacuating the area, switching a fire ground, engine 3 is e-spawn on no-gon.
02:49
Engine 2 is trained.
02:52
Engine 2 trained message received.
02:58
Control Squad 2 is also trained.
03:01
Squad 2, train message received.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
code 3: Emergency response requiring immediate action with lights and sirens.
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Location mentioned:
E Arbor Ln, Arlington Heights, IL 60004
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