Natural gas odor prompts evacuation at Charlotte warehouse, Charlotte NC
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a strong natural gas odor at Atlas Copco near Forsyth Hall Dr, Charlotte. The building was evacuated as a precaution. One person reported a headache but declined medical help. Crews searched the building to locate the gas shutoff valve and investigated the source of the odor. No further injuries were reported.
Audio|Source: Charlotte and Mecklenburg County Fire
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Transcript:
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Battalion 5.
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Engines, 20, 26, and 12, and tower 26, natural gas odor, 200 Forsyth Hall Dr, Charlotte.
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Italian 5, engines, 20,
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26 and 12, and power 26, natural gas odor, 200 Forsyth Hall Dr, Charlotte.
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You're 26 too long, can you show us and they're out.
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A lot of companies are spawning, near Forsyth Hall Dr. It's going to be the Atlas Copco.
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Cross streets, the nation's forgerowed in the dead end, 20 still.
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Call from the premise is reporting a strong order of gas upon arrival to the business this morning. The evacuation has been completed.
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One person did have a headache, but they're refusing medic.
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We've got multiple private hydrants on scene.
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The Talafo copy.
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The Talafi's one scene.
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Large warehouse type building.
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The Talbot has command.
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Trying to locate the actual business.
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The alarm copies the battalion five has command.
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When we're out and see, don't follow me, go to the next entrance.
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I think we're on the Charlie side of the building.
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Click through the Ties, I'll think.
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Closing the two, I think.
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Good copy. Central check. Good back service.
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Central Copy the right.
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Engine 26 is on, seeing that you're plugged.
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Engine 26, once the ladder goes through,
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come in and turn around here, prepare for a rowers out.
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Towering all, Charlie.
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Tower, assist, engine 26 with investigation, please.
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Engine 26, copy.
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Engine's warning the command. Got a strong odor.
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Strong order upon a rifle.
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Jeffrey, everybody evacuated, besides that guy on the door?
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That's affirmative.
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Everybody's out.
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We know if you get any readings.
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Ten, four.
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35, alarm.
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Agent 35.
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Confirming medics canceling the call.
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That's negative.
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We just depended it. We're going to emergency. I was getting ready to change the call type.
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Okay.
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Go ahead, so I was on second.
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Come on in here if you can make it through and assist with trying to locate the gas shut off place.
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Yeah,
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4.
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She went to Tower 26.
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I don't see if you can get access to the business next door, see if they have also any odor in that outside.
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Copy that, checking next door.
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I mean 35, confirming you and around.
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Engine 12 to a command.
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Go ahead.
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We found the shutoff for, it looks like, two or three units. We're not sure if it's for the whole building.
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You want us to cut that one off?
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Negative, let's look on this side if this is another shutoff on this side.
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It seems to be pretty far out there. I doubt that that's for the whole building.
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Yeah for.
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Near Forsyth Hall Dr, Charlotte, NC 28273
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