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Gasoline odor from overfilled vehicle prompts responseManassas VA

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Manassas, VA

Fire crews responded to a report of a gasoline odor caused by an overfilled gas tank in a vehicle. The odor was traced to a garage. The homeowner moved the vehicle outside to ventilate the area. There were no injuries or active fire.

Audio|Source: Prince William County Police and Fire
02:25
Transcript:
00:00
In your 526DUM command, has anybody checked the Delta 1 exposure?
00:09
We're in the process of checking the exposures now. We have a neighbor on the phone who's reporting that she overfilled her gas tank in her vehicle.
00:19
We're in the process of making entry.
00:21
That's going to be the Bravo exposure.
00:26
Okay, command's correct.
00:28
That'll be the Bravo 1 Exposure.
00:32
That's correct. There's no answer at the door, the Delta 1 exposure.
00:41
7221 motors this is.
00:44
7221, so ahead.
00:47
Can't go on my gear, though.
00:48
8 4, 4.4.
00:50
I'll be forever old-stage, which road.
00:54
Okay.
00:59
...cent from Agent 546.
01:02
Go ahead, Agent 526.
01:05
The smell has been identified to the garage of the Bravo One exposure.
01:11
It was the overfilled gasoline tank tour vehicle.
01:14
We're naturally ventilating currently.
01:22
Command's direct.
01:28
I'm from Taranova, Command.
01:32
Okay, command.
01:35
Engine 526 advised that they found the location of the odor at the Bravo One exposure, which is near 1264-7.
01:53
Location of loader at near 12647.
02:00
Change of 526 from command.
02:09
Homeowner is going to go ahead and move the vehicle out onto her little parking spot real quick and leave it out for the night.
02:17
We're going to naturally ventilate and should take care of this.
02:23
Okay, I'm direct.

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Incident Timeline

  1. Mitigation and Resolution
  2. Odor Source Located
  3. Command Established
  4. Exposure Checks and Confirmation of Gasoline Odor
  5. On-Scene Investigation Begins
  6. Odor Reported by Homeowner
  7. Initial Dispatch and Response

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