Hazardous gas reading in garage prompts search, Atlantic County NJ
Fire & ArsonFire and rescue crews report very high gas meter readings inside a garage. They discuss putting on masks, entering the garage, and opening the garage door to ventilate. Crews reported readings over 1,000 and said they may have found the source, but levels were still rising. Location was given near Vine St in Atlantic County, NJ.
Audio|Source: Atlantic County Fire
04:16
Transcript:
We have a large amount in the left side garage. All right. We can't find the source. Roger that. We're going to mask up and go in and see if we can find a source inside. When you say a large amount, what are you on? Over a thousand on our meter. Receiving. The engine reading is about 1123. PD is also okay. Right, get a line stretched just outside the door. Upon your arrival, I need it back down. Copy that. Engine 2[2] is on. (name withheld). Central[1], engine 2 on scene. Dispatch engine 2. Engine 2 is returned. Receive. PD NG2 available. We might have located it. If you don't have it, we're going to go ahead and shut it down and just let me know. 9.5 will be out on the air for that truck. When you come down Vine St, you'll see where the rescue is. Just pull up behind them and avoid blocking the entrances. Will you open the garage door to ventilate? Appreciate it. He's going to go in and open the door. We are operating near Street. Switch over to fireground, please. We have located the source for the gas; however, readings are still climbing. Proceed with caution; we're still trying to locate the source.
We have a large amount in the left side garage. All right. We can't find the source. Roger that. We're going to mask up and go in and see if we can find a source inside. When you say a large amount, what are you on? Over a thousand on our meter. Receiving. The engine reading is about 1123. PD is also okay. Right, get a line stretched just outside the door. Upon your arrival, I need it back down. Copy that. Engine 2[2] is on. (name withheld). Central[1], engine 2 on scene. Dispatch engine 2. Engine 2 is returned. Receive. PD NG2 available. We might have located it. If you don't have it, we're going to go ahead and shut it down and just let me know. 9.5 will be out on the air for that truck. When you come down Vine St, you'll see where the rescue is. Just pull up behind them and avoid blocking the entrances. Will you open the garage door to ventilate? Appreciate it. He's going to go in and open the door. We are operating near Street. Switch over to fireground, please. We have located the source for the gas; however, readings are still climbing. Proceed with caution; we're still trying to locate the source.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Central: Dispatch/Communications Center
[2]
Engine 2: Fire Unit Response
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Atlantic County, NJ
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