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Fire alarm triggered by gas odor in apartment, Norfolk VA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 9/29/2025 05:17 PM

Virginia House, 4603 Elkhorn Ave #2205, Norfolk, VA 23529

A fire alarm was triggered in an apartment near Elkhorn Avenue at Ireland House Old Dominion University. Responders detected a gas odor coming from the stove and shut off the gas supply. No fire was confirmed, and an occupant requested medical evaluation.

Audio|Source: Norfolk City Fire and EMS Dispatch

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Transcript:

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Fire alarm, near Elkhorn Avenue, Unit 2205, Ireland House O'D.

00:29

Engine 7, ladder 7, fire alarm near Alcorn Avenue,

00:35

room 2205, Ireland House O'DU, on TAC 4.

00:39

Engine 7, ladder 7, fire alarm, near Alcorn Avenue,

00:44

Room 2205, Ireland, House O'D, TAC 4 at 2019.

00:50

7, 14-19-19-19-4, Latterton.

00:57

Indian 12 will have oral loose commands.

01:00

Command to rescue when you arrive, we do have an odor of gas inside the apartment.

01:05

Now like it's coming from the stove. We've secured the gas behind the stove for bringing them in to verify.

01:13

Medicines in the area.

01:15

Ladderton.

01:17

Hey, are you guys about clear? Do you just circle around the block for all?

01:21

Center for MediQuine in 2020.

01:23

We're fine. We just had State PD tell us one of the people we talked to changed their mind and wanted to be evaluated.

01:30

All right, copy that.

01:32

I can take care of the report if we do.

01:35

We'll do the EMS report.

01:37

All right, got the fire.

01:38

One-on-one. (name withheld) made a patient contract.

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Location mentioned:

Virginia House, 4603 Elkhorn Ave #2205, Norfolk, VA 23529

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