Marijuana odor reported, no gas leak found in Manassas, Manassas VA
Fire & ArsonEmergency responders were called to near Choppers Square in Manassas after a report of a gas odor. Upon investigation, no hazardous gas leak was found. Instead, a strong smell of marijuana was detected coming from a business suite. The situation was confirmed as a mistaken report and cleared without incident.
Audio|Source: Prince William County Police and Fire
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Transcript:
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0903 hours.
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Also advising smell at near Choppers Square. I believe to be coming from a restaurant.
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Okay, 3rd and 12,000, are you inside?
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I'm upstairs.
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You can certainly clear.
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Okay, 0904.
00:32
A single-story strip appears evacuated out and bustating crew 2 is 0904.
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Dainty-589's on the scene I'll be established in the Chopper Square Command.
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Potentially that's operating on 5 Charlie Battalion 589 Establishing Chopper Square Command at 0904.
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Engine 519 is on the scene. We got our water, be out investigating the test.
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Okay, switch your truck to five, Charlie.
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Okay, wait, five, zero, or are we canceled.
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That's affirmative engine 501, truck bottle, both he and his place and service here, 905.
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That's 1647 inches.
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Okay, at 1647-096.
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And go ahead.
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We're in 8251.
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Atmospheric monitoring is negative throughout the whole building in this unit.
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There's no odor.
01:55
No odor of gas. However, there's a strong odor of marijuana.
02:05
Copy normal readings, no odor gas, strong odor.
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Strong odor of marijuana.
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She is awake and she's just laying on the ground.
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It's high in 589, inch of 508. We're at the hydrant outside, Charlie.
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Copy engine 5-8-0-9, your own shot, Charlie.
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1929.
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7214. Do you have any other town in some freezing this working?
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No.
02:49
A little advice on that.
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I am direct.
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Maynard from Tower 9.
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Near 8247, 8251 are both business suites associated with the caller.
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Negative atmospheric reading.
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8251 has the strong odor of marijuana.
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8247 is completely clear.
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Okay.
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Tower, Father Nine, is this going to be a mistaken odor,
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or are we still investigating for a gas leak?
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The caller advised that they had this issue last time. All the HVAC, according to them, is connected somehow.
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And the gas leak was originating in one of the restaurants further down.
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So we're making our way down here to see if we can catch readings on the outside, but the restaurants are closed.
03:59
Okay.
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Do we know of a possible worse for the odor of marijuana?
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No, we do not.
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Okay.
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1445, I'm not clear for a follow-up.
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Okay.
04:24
Halming routes at near Canberry Court,
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Department 104.
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Okay, zero nine, fourteen.
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Things are normal,
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all the way down the strip,
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including around by the gas meters.
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Copy, thank you.
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Power 9 from command. We've checked the restaurants that are closed from the exterior with atmospheric monitoring.
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We don't have any odors.
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All the readings are normal.
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I hold this as good intent.
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Copy and I agree.
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Press waiting from the command.
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Go ahead, command.
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Units have checked all of the units, including the source of the complaint,
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noted in the odor of marijuana.
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This is going to be a mistaken for gas.
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Hold this as a good intent and you terminate command, have your channel back.
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Teams of Clear is ready.
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