Gas leak investigation at Dollar Tree store, Arapahoe County CO


Fire crews responded to a Dollar Tree store due to a strong smell of gas. They began evacuating the store and checked for a potential gas leak in neighboring businesses.
Audio|Source: Douglas County Fire Department 800Mhz
03:58
Transcript:
DMT8 This is 51 51 responding from Gateway, Mesa, open space. 758. All units are out to Dollar Tree, strong gas smells. They're working on evacuation[1], and we're advising Black Hills. dispatch battalion 151. Copy 759. The battalion 151-121.0. Quay 1-1-2-1.2-1. Yeah, you have three suppressions going to this. Do you want an engine 1-5-3 to go back in? Just firmly. Dispatch, you can pick up the additional unit with Quint 155A. Central 153, I copy direct. 9 o'clock. This dispatch, 0159, the location, 2290, McHill. Copy 901. Take Douglasopters. Command, Quint 151, Level 1. Do you go to the alleyway on Charlie Delta and just check out the utilities there? Hey, Fram. This patch, Alpine Command, medic 154 is transporting two patients, non-emergent, Tassarok. Engine 154 is in service. Command, battalion, 1501. I'm working with two patients to catch rock. 9.06. Good. Outside my vehicle opposite side, I understand you guys are investigating. From the off the side, you have coin 151. Checking the Charlie side and looking at the utilities. If I got that correct, I can take command. I'll take a camera report when you have a second. Chief, I'm good to hold it. I think we got some odor from the next door seal, their ceiling. So it's a standby one. But I don't see one copies. We'll let you hold it and you're investigating, looks like, Foss there. That's one's cool. Potential leak in their ceiling. I mean, I quote my follow. Go ahead. Yeah, just on Charlie's side, went to the basic unit, which is where they're doing that construction, and I get that same odor from the rear. I don't see the gas shut off on Charlie's side as of yet, and I'm working on getting a ladder to the roof. Here, where? I copy. Don't worry about that. I think we've isolated it to the sealer at the pool shop next door on Bravo 1 exposure. Command Cuomo. Go ahead. Yeah, we did locate a couple gas meters just adjacent to Suite 117 to think is Perry's. That's very much.
DMT8 This is 51 51 responding from Gateway, Mesa, open space. 758. All units are out to Dollar Tree, strong gas smells. They're working on evacuation[1], and we're advising Black Hills. dispatch battalion 151. Copy 759. The battalion 151-121.0. Quay 1-1-2-1.2-1. Yeah, you have three suppressions going to this. Do you want an engine 1-5-3 to go back in? Just firmly. Dispatch, you can pick up the additional unit with Quint 155A. Central 153, I copy direct. 9 o'clock. This dispatch, 0159, the location, 2290, McHill. Copy 901. Take Douglasopters. Command, Quint 151, Level 1. Do you go to the alleyway on Charlie Delta and just check out the utilities there? Hey, Fram. This patch, Alpine Command, medic 154 is transporting two patients, non-emergent, Tassarok. Engine 154 is in service. Command, battalion, 1501. I'm working with two patients to catch rock. 9.06. Good. Outside my vehicle opposite side, I understand you guys are investigating. From the off the side, you have coin 151. Checking the Charlie side and looking at the utilities. If I got that correct, I can take command. I'll take a camera report when you have a second. Chief, I'm good to hold it. I think we got some odor from the next door seal, their ceiling. So it's a standby one. But I don't see one copies. We'll let you hold it and you're investigating, looks like, Foss there. That's one's cool. Potential leak in their ceiling. I mean, I quote my follow. Go ahead. Yeah, just on Charlie's side, went to the basic unit, which is where they're doing that construction, and I get that same odor from the rear. I don't see the gas shut off on Charlie's side as of yet, and I'm working on getting a ladder to the roof. Here, where? I copy. Don't worry about that. I think we've isolated it to the sealer at the pool shop next door on Bravo 1 exposure. Command Cuomo. Go ahead. Yeah, we did locate a couple gas meters just adjacent to Suite 117 to think is Perry's. That's very much.
Police codes explained
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[1]
evacuation: Evacuation of premises
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Arapahoe County, CO
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