Propane leak reported at commercial building on Nolen Ridge Ave, Charlotte NC


Fire crews responded to a commercial fire alarm near Nolen Ridge Avenue. There were multiple large propane tanks inside the building, and one was leaking. The situation was classified as a hazardous materials incident. Hazmat and rescue teams were sent to handle the propane leak and ensure safety.
Audio|Source: Charlotte and Mecklenburg County Fire
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Transcript:
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Commercial Fire Alarm near Nolen Ridge Avenue. Angel 16, 1116, Ushall at Foxrod, cross streets are Nolan's Harris Lane and dead-in. 12 still.
00:15
Agent 34, a car at (number withheld).
00:20
Go ahead, 34. Go ahead, 34.
00:26
Hey, we're en route to you. Can you let us know what you got?
00:30
Yes, sir. We've got a bank of propane tanks inside the building.
00:35
I put my personal monitor on it. I have no readings inside the building, but you can definitely smell a propane leak.
00:44
Probably just need like a sniffer to sniff out some lines and the tanks to try to figure out which one of it is.
00:52
Copy. Can you let me know what's the size of it? Is it a small tank or bigger tanks?
01:01
It's also a water flow alarm.
01:09
That mile gets your exact size.
01:14
Great truck four in route.
01:16
Off six.
01:21
They're just a T-copied.
01:29
34, I think they're a hundred pounds, so unders.
01:36
We recommend upgrading an alarm, going upgraded to a hazmat box.
01:42
Two words 34.
01:48
Also 34. There's seven cylinders all back together.
01:56
Copy, seven hundred pounds cylinders stack together with one leaking? Is that correct?
02:03
We have a smell of one leaking.
02:05
We've actually sprayed all the fittings and everything.
02:11
Just need to really identify where the leaks coming from.
02:16
Copy. Given how far we're coming from, Ladder 13 is in-house with the hazmat.
02:21
Just recommend them coming as well, this way we'll pretty block.
02:28
Yeah, Flat 13 is a whole lot closer.
02:34
10, engine 5, engine 18, ladder 13, tower 18, hazmat 13, rescue 10 and 51.
02:40
Usually down the cross streets are Stafford Drive and North Josh Birmingham Parkway, 70, still.
02:50
34, I upgraded this to a hazardous condition, a high-risk box.
02:55
You have a lot of trucks coming to you, Italian 8, Italian 9, 1st, engine 17, engine 10, engine 18, liner 13, tower 18, hazmat 13, rescue 10 and safety 1.
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Location mentioned:
Nolen Ridge Ave, Charlotte, NC 28209
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