Gas odor investigated in Reston residential high-rise, Reston VA
Fire & ArsonEmergency responders investigated a strong gas odor inside a 21-story residential building near Market St, Reston. Gas readings were detected near the elevator shaft and in the plenum space on the lobby level. The gas company and crews checked for possible leaks and located gas shutoffs. No high gas levels were found. The investigation included checking the basement and surrounding areas, including a restaurant on the Delta side. The situation was closely monitored with no reported injuries or evacuations.
Audio|Source: Fairfax County Police, Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Battalion 425, on-scene, 21-story, residential high-rise will be out investigating.
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Odor of gas and the elevator shaft.
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Copy. Okay.
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Fairfax, the battalion 401 is on scene and I'll establish Market Street Command on the Aulta corner.
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104. Battalion 401 with command, 727.27.
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Scout 525.25.
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Go ahead.
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Command room is a 425.25. We've got reports of strong odor of gas in the elevator shaft on the right tower.
01:19
Gas company is reported on scene. We'll be out in best game.
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Rescue 401 from command.
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I don't see any gas company out here.
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If you see them on your way in, let me know.
01:52
Command from Rescue 401, we're going to go into investigate with NGY-45.
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Copy.
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Truck 25 proceeding as well to assist for the investigation.
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Truck 25 is right?
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Engine 431 just standby at engine 425 in case we need something from them.
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Answer 431 direct.
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Titchell here's truck.
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Complained lookout special touch area at 340.
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We're on the first floor lobby level in the east tower, which is the right tower.
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We got 10 parts per million outside the elevator shaft.
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We have ports of gas on floor 632 at this Baltimore building engineer.
03:02
Okay, do we have anything on the LEL?
03:07
Okay, do we have anything on the LEL? I'm trying to get direction to travel. First of something you'll probably address.
03:16
Yes, I'm correct.
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Okay.
03:32
Command from truck 25's driver.
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Go ahead.
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We do have the gas company's truck on the Bravo side of the structure.
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Okay,
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understood.
03:53
Twenty-25 exterior crew,
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see what you can do about locating the gas shutoffs?
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Scott.
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Engine 432, move up to Fire Station 403.
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Engine 432, move up to Fire Station 403.
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Tower 403, move up to Fire Station 433.
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Power 403, move up to Fire Station 433.
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Engine 428, move up to Fire Station 401.
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Engine 428, move up to Fire Station 401.
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Tower 405, move up to Fire Station 422.
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Tower 405, move up to Fire Station 422.
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Has Met 401, has Matt support 401,
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on Channel 4-Deltobox, 42521, inside gas leak, near Market St, Midtown, Reston Kondo, Cross Street, Explorer Street.
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Has Met 401, Has Matt Support 401,
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on channel for Delta Box, 42521, inside gas leak, near Market St, Midtown Rest and Kondo, Cross Street, Explorer Street.
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Andrew 431.
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Looks like there's a restaurant on the Delta side,
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about halfway down.
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Can you make your way over there, see if we can get access to that restaurant, just to make sure it's not a problem there?
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Copy.
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I'm from truck 425.
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Truck 425.
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I went the representative from Washington Gas.
06:26
We're investigating the basement, parking garage level now.
06:32
Okay, do you have any readings down there?
06:38
No readings or no orders.
06:48
Command from is 425, the highest readings at this time have been in the plenum space in the east tower on the lobby level.
06:58
They started at 6 working down.
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They're starting to check below us at this point.
07:08
Okay, do you have a building represented with you?
07:17
This went to the basement with the truck on the gas reps.
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Okay.
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I would expect that's where the shutoffs might be.
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Command from truck 425's driver.
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Go ahead.
07:44
We've got gas meters on the exterior in a cage on the Bravo side, St.
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Francis side of the street.
08:01
Okay. Engine 431, I'm looking at the taste of Istanbul restaurant down there on the Delta side.
08:11
Copy. Just grabbing some keys from the park.
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Thank you.
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Engine 425 from CUNY.
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Unit 425.
08:32
Have we made it to the second floor yet?
08:39
Rakeet, 495 from light-kling, 737.32.
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Our highest reading at this point was that .5% of the LEL.
08:51
There is an odor, no high reading.
08:57
I'm sorry, I cut you off, could you give me the second part of your message again.
09:05
There is an odor, but no high reading.
09:08
Would you like us to go to the second floor to investigate?
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Location mentioned:
Near Market St, Reston, VA 20190
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