Fire and gas leak cause evacuation in Norfolk, Norfolk VA
Fire & ArsonA fire and possible gas leak occurred near Magnolia and Johnson's Road in Norfolk, Virginia. Emergency crews established an exclusion zone and evacuated residents. Rescue teams checked homes and managed traffic to ensure safety during the incident.
Audio|Source: Norfolk City Fire and EMS Dispatch
02:33
Transcript:
00:00
You can stop that vehicle traffic.
00:09
Can I get assistance? Rescue One is coming.
00:13
So as it isn't at me, I want to get out of their way.
00:15
Tiny 3 to Engine 7 Bravo, we're coming.
00:22
Tim Brava, you do have a couple of vehicles backing out of Magnolia.
00:26
Once they're clear, you should get it back up to the rescue room.
00:30
Gary.
00:34
Rescue ones arrived.
00:35
We're on upper Brandon.
00:40
I don't know in Norfolk.
00:44
Command engine, sir.
00:45
Laroni.
00:46
Go ahead.
00:52
Let me know if we need to evacuate the primary residence or any other residences.
00:58
You said it was a gray Hyundai Genesis?
01:02
That's correct.
01:04
We're in the area.
01:05
I don't see anyone.
01:06
Do you have a callback number for the caller?
01:08
I do. I'll get one call back if the vehicle has left.
01:11
Same about one.
01:14
Copy. We knocked on 1210 and 2011.
01:18
Both are unoccupied at this time.
01:20
I don't think the exclusion is going to be much beyond the whole rescue is evaluating now.
01:27
Okay, copy.
01:31
So, Rob, I'm going to drop a line.
01:35
You stand by a minute.
01:42
Rescue the command.
01:44
Come in, go ahead.
01:50
Later, now, I got voicemail on call that.
01:53
Looks like a residential line.
01:57
Probably three foot away from the main line that runs the street, completely severed.
02:04
possible half inch, one inch long.
02:06
Let's copy that.
02:07
We're going to make one more round and be...
02:12
Okay, I copy.
02:13
Just set up the proper exclusion zone.
02:16
You got ladder 7 as a safety.
02:18
Yeah, I copy.
02:19
It looks like the wind direction is pushing the gas towards us.
02:23
I'm going to have the exclusion zone back about 50 feet.
02:25
We're going to put a cone in the middle street to be the marker.
02:31
The rescue water command.
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Norfolk, VA
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