Gas supply line hit causing leak near West 41st St, Norfolk VA
Fire & ArsonA construction crew hit a gas supply line near West 41st Street and Palatine Avenue causing a gas leak. Crews are working to secure the area and monitoring nearby homes to check for gas accumulation.
Audio|Source: Norfolk City Fire and EMS Dispatch
04:55
Transcript:
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Command Battalion 3rd.
00:05
All right, sir.
00:11
We have a actively, still covered up on dirt though.
00:17
The crew is using shovels to dig.
00:19
Looks like they hit possibly a half inch supply line.
00:25
Proceed.
00:28
I'll go over, go ahead and take command.
00:31
You just take ops and go from there.
00:35
Cover that. We have a pretty good breeze dissipating the wind,
00:39
dissipating the odor out here. Appreciate.
00:48
1318.
00:50
1318.
00:52
Thank you, ma'am.
00:57
Thank you, ma'am.
00:59
Padreski.
01:04
Okay,
01:05
so we're going to block off the sidewalks, but we're below the LEL in the hole, so it's doing a good job ventilating for us.
01:14
Okay.
01:20
Stand to Rescue 1.
01:22
Correction Rescue 2.
01:24
Rescue 2.
01:25
Rescue 2.
01:30
Okay,
01:31
go ahead and identify the houses that we're going to need to do some atmosphere monitoring to once we get it secured to make sure that we don't have any residual gas leaking in.
01:38
Rescuitary. Rescue.
01:40
No, it's a command.
01:47
What is the name of the company working out there that hit the gas line?
01:53
There I.
01:56
Command, uh,
02:01
engine 11 or a rescue, too?
02:03
Can you track down the company working?
02:14
Residential Fire, 1548, Hills Point Road.
02:19
11 Bravo to 11 Alpha.
02:22
Good.
02:26
KCW is the company name.
02:30
ACW, copy.
02:32
Copy is King Charlie Whiskey.
02:35
Yeah.
02:50
Residential Fire 1548, Sules Point Road, respond Battalion 1, Engine 4, Engine 14, Latter 14, Medic 10, Rescue 1, Safety 1 on Tack 4.
03:00
Residential Fire, 1548, Sules Point Road, Respond, Battalion 1, Engine 4, Engine 10, Engine 14, Latter 14, Medic 10, Rescue 1, Safety 1 on Tack 4 at 13-204 at 13-24.
03:12
Rescute, ma'am.
03:14
Number four north.
03:16
Go ahead, rescue two.
03:19
Rescue one in the row.
03:25
Hazardous condition[1] near West 41st Street, Palatine Avenue.
03:30
Head to port gate, spotting.
03:32
If you're the only two buildings that are going to be affected by this, it's 2742.
03:37
We're able to make contact with the occupant (name withheld) and Informer. There's no readings around that structure.
03:42
And then 2738,
03:44
but nobody's answering the door.
03:45
But we have zero readings around this building as well.
03:49
Is this in route?
03:51
Recease.
03:54
Medical 14 is in route.
03:56
34 is in route. 34 Transport 1.
03:59
Medi Force Transport and one ALS structure to leave Memorial.
04:03
It's a far-off.
04:06
Turing one route.
04:09
Dispatch, disregard.
04:11
Engine 7, respond on hazardous condition near West 41st Street, Palatine Avenue.
04:17
Engines 7, hazardous condition near West 41st Street, Palatine Avenue. Respond on Tech 5 at 1324.
04:25
No, it's a command.
04:28
Right.
04:29
V&G is on the way to that location.
04:34
Signal pull.
04:38
There's anyone around?
04:40
Rescue two can then.
04:42
Let's see if you want to respond.
04:45
All right, sir.
04:47
We made contact with 2738. They stated that they have their gas line closed right now, so they're not going to have any issues and stuff.
04:55
Okay.
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Hazardous condition: Fire/EMS incident type indicating a non-fire hazardous situation (e.g., gas leak, electrical hazard, wires down)
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