Gas leak at laundromat causes evacuation in Boston, Boston MA


A gas leak at a laundromat near Blue Lab in Boston caused the building to be evacuated. The gas was shut off at the meter, and the gas company was called to the scene. A woman in her fifties inside the building experienced dizziness and needed medical attention. EMS was initially called, canceled, then re-requested for the affected individual.
Audio|Source: Boston Fire Channel 1
03:13
Transcript:
00:00
Firearm, I'm out of 29.
00:02
Ladder, 29.
00:04
It's going to be near Blue Lab.
00:09
Correct the location,
00:10
Near Blue Lab, 1404.
00:18
File in 562.
00:21
Engine 52. The building has been evacuated.
00:26
Gas is controlled at the meter. Could you have a gas company call to us?
00:33
We'll notify the gap memory to respond.
00:36
The building has been evacuated.
00:38
Evacuated.
00:40
Yeah, shot off to the meter, 1405.
00:47
Fire alarm[1], engine 17.
00:51
Engine 17.
00:54
Can we cancel EMS?
00:58
We'll cancel EMS 1406.
01:02
I'm calling engine 52.
01:13
That's gone, engine 52.
01:18
Is that business or residential?
01:24
The laundry mad, single story taxpayer.
01:29
Roger Matt, single story taxpayer.
01:31
We're updating National Grid 1407.
01:34
All right, I'm engine 52.
01:37
Engine 52.
01:41
I think of the company of response to the Stratton Street side of the building.
01:49
Jeff, how many respond to the Stratton Street side?
01:53
They reported within the hour for ATA.
02:00
Well, I'm calling engine 52.
02:08
52.
02:10
We're updating National Grid, and they're asking if this is an inside or outside line.
02:19
Inside, but I'm inside.
02:23
Inside line, 1411.
02:30
So I'm into fifty-two.
02:34
Engine fifty-two.
02:36
There's an ambulance for female-(number withheld) complaining of dizziness.
02:42
The person was inside the building at the time of the gas leak.
02:49
The M.S. to respond, female-(number withheld).
02:53
The planning of dissonance was inside the time of the gas leak, 1412.
03:01
By-al-152.
03:05
Engine 52.
03:07
Gas company on scene.
03:09
Gas company is unseen. 1414.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Fire alarm: Activated automatic fire alarm signal
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