Suicide with unknown chemical in apartment unit, Los Angeles County CA
Medical EmergencyA man committed suicide in apartment unit 309 using an unknown chemical substance inside plastic bag over his head. Emergency responders cleared the area and are awaiting hazmat team to identify the substance.
Audio|Source: Los Angeles City Fire
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Transcript:
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Copy that.
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Basically we have a deceased gentleman who's 50 years old who, uh... Committed suicide, he has two identified tanks or unidentifiable tanks with a substance going into a plastic bag that's over his head. We cleared the room and we're checking out two occupants of the floor and we're unable to identify what the substance is.
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Water of the rough.
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Apartment unit?
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Correct, yes. I've been placed the night entry.
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We just have not ID the product.
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I'm spoken with Jihad. We have made the proper notifications that LAPD has matched, LA County Health, and there is closest on-call J-Haz.
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Roger that. We've cleared LAMD personnel from that area as well, and do you have a unit number?
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Unit is Unit 309. The room, door is closed.
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It had been ventilated.
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Our LAFB unit, our LAFB members are on the floor, but we're at a safe distance.
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Are you assisting with the investigation right now?
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Are you on air currently?
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We are not on air.
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That 21 is being they're going to make entry and they're going to let us know what we need.
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Copy all. I have Hazmat 21, it's Asmat Group.
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You assisting them as medical and standby.
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EMS is in route.
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