Gas leak at Tesla dealership caused by jumper box, Norfolk VA
Fire & ArsonA gas leak was reported in a Tesla dealership's glass shop causing evacuation. Fire units investigated the sulfur smell and battery off-gassing. The source was a malfunctioning jumper box charging a car. The jumper box was disconnected and removed, with no further hazard found.
Audio|Source: Norfolk City Fire and EMS Dispatch
07:33
Transcript:
00:00
We're responding, upgrade this to a full gas leak assignment, please.
00:04
I copy. That's already been done. They've been dispatched in row.
00:11
Medics 7 respond for a 6-person near Longwood Drive.
00:17
Medics 7 respond for a sick person near Longwood Drive, TAC2[1],
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1700.
00:24
Medical command.
00:28
Medicines arrive, General.
00:31
Command[3], medical, go ahead.
00:34
Medic 7 is in route.
00:36
The driver does not want to be evaluated from the Nissan Titan.
00:41
Received.
00:44
Northropocopies, Battalion 3, Ingen 16 Ladder 14 Rescue 2, you're responding for a gas leak at Tesla dealership, near North Military Hwy.
00:51
Citizen reporting a possible gas leak inside the glass shop and the building has been evacuated at 1700.
01:04
May an extrication.
01:09
Go ahead.
01:15
Medic's trying to do a several-point turn here. Can you send a back or over there for him real quick?
01:22
Got it.
01:25
Signal 4[2].
01:32
Me and the ops.
01:35
Offs, go ahead.
01:43
The traffic light pole that was hit,
01:46
is it stable or are we worried about it falling over at all? Do we need to keep people away from that area? I do have utilities and Dominion coming.
01:56
Sir, the light pole is well intact.
01:59
Receive, thanks.
02:01
Battagin three's on scene.
02:12
Maxman, when injuries calling you, Avenue, 33rd Street.
02:16
All right, 14 arrives.
02:23
All engine 16 around to the Charlie side of the building, that's where the actual flash shop is trying to make location right now. All the units arrive stage in the front parking lot on the alpha side until we get a better location.
02:35
And 16B advisor on TAC1.
02:40
Rescue 2 is on same.
02:43
1704.
02:45
Engine 2, Medics to respond for accident when injuries, Colonial Avenue, 33rd Street.
02:51
Command[3], engine 16, pull around to the Charlie side of the structure.
02:55
All those units stand by for a moment until we get a better location.
02:59
Engine 2, Medics to respond for accident with injuries, Colonial Avenue, 33rd Street.
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Tech 2, 1704.
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Line 14 and 16 Bravo.
03:10
It looks like it's been expensed over here. You might go on the entrance, but the rest of you want.
03:20
To stop. I need you to turn around, come to my location.
03:24
The smell in the building smells like it's batteries off-gassing.
03:27
I'm going to need to bring your meters in and we're going to check it from there.
03:30
Engine 16, come around to the Charlie side of the structure in between the two buildings in case we need to set up a line.
03:36
Rescue to receive.
03:38
Antigates your response.
03:40
Eric Kevin Lomtee.
03:42
Copy.
03:43
1705.
03:44
Medi-2 responding.
03:45
Engine 2 and MEDIC 2 responding for an accident with injuries, Colonial Avenue, 33rd Street.
03:51
A 25-year-old female fell off a lime scooter and is bleeding from her arm and her hand.
03:56
Police have an event. They're in Route 1705.
04:02
And letter 14.
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914, go.
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The safety 1 on Tech 2.
04:14
Follow engine 16 to the back side and I'm going to have you standby right at the Delta side of that first building in case we have to set up any type of decon.
04:27
Receive setting.
04:29
Following engine 16, set up at the top side.
04:32
Engine 2 to safety 1, attack 2.
04:36
16 Delta Alpha, there's no smells in here.
04:40
Copy.
04:42
Battian 3 to Command[3].
04:44
Command[3].
04:47
Did they have some sort of incident or accident with any of these batteries that you're talking about?
04:54
Stroke 741 on a Civil Avenue 611, Human Services.
05:00
Out at this time, but there is a rotten egg or kind of that sulfur smell in the glass shop. I'm sending the rescuing right now to meter to see if we can isolate location.
05:12
Leg 6 response for stroke, 74-1-1-1-711 Avenue 611 human services.
05:20
Okay, copy. I'll leave you in command while the investigation is ongoing.
05:26
Medics 6 is small for stroke, 741 Monastert Avenue,
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611 Human Services, Pact 2, 1706.
05:34
NGITU to Safety 1 on Pack 4.
05:37
Receipts.
05:39
6 around.
05:41
Copy.
05:46
Negative 2 is arrived.
05:48
Copy.
05:57
Captain 2nd707.
06:02
Command[3] on the Ladderton, you can clear, and Command 2, Rescue 1, you can clear.
06:07
Medic Force, command, we're en route to Norfolk Channel.
06:12
Rescue 2 off the Bravo.
06:16
Command[3]Copy, MediCorps, Battalion,
06:19
sorry,
06:20
Valentine Command[3] and Office.
06:23
Robo, go ahead.
06:24
Valentine Command[3], go ahead.
06:27
Bring me the thermo imaging camera to this glass shop.
06:30
Proceed.
06:32
We have three total patients, all three have been transported from the scene.
06:37
I copy, 17-08.
06:40
Command[3]ant Battalion 3.
06:42
Go ahead.
06:45
Rescue 2 to command.
06:47
Command[3].
06:49
Medi4 Norfolk.
06:50
Medi4 is going to switch to attack 2.
06:52
I copy, 1708.
06:55
We've identified the source as this jumper box that was charging this red car.
06:59
We've deced it from the car and we're removing it from the building. There's no other hazard here.
07:04
Received, Battalion 3U copy?
07:07
Teng 3 copies.
07:13
All units just stand by for a moment. We're just going to have the rescue re-verify and if there's no other source,
07:20
then we're going to start descaling the incident.
07:23
Rescue to command.
07:25
Command[3].
07:26
If the staff here can open up these garage doors, avoid natural ventilation will suffice.
07:33
Received.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
TAC2: Tactical radio channel 2 used for operational or incident communications.
[2]
Signal 4: Traffic crash or vehicle accident; may have agency-specific alternate meanings such as "OK" or "all clear."
[3]
Command: Incident command established/IC designation
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Location mentioned:
Near N Military Hwy, Norfolk, VA 23518
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