Natural gas odor detected in apartment building utility room, Burke Centre VA
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to a report of a natural gas odor in a multi-story apartment building near Martins Landing Ct. They detected high levels of gas near the utility room door and forced entry for ventilation. No exterior gas meters were found; the source appears to be inside. Increased gas readings were detected coming from a vent. Firefighters are investigating to locate the exact source of the leak and coordinating with building maintenance to assess the main gas meter.
Audio|Source: Fairfax County Fire and Rescue
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Transcript:
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Man chart 425. Utility room is going to be the Alpha Quadrant.
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All right, I'm direct.
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Terrace level, alpha quadrant.
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Can you confirm that it's an odor of natural gas?
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That's the firm is odor of natural gas.
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Data 404 from command.
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Season 404 from command.
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04. Before you commit to the structure, can you find exterior utilities and see where the gas meters are and see if we need to control anything?
00:25
Thank you. Okay.
00:26
Cig439's on thing.
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Copy Inger 439.
00:28
Just standby at Inger 404 in case we need a line pull.
00:30
Command truck 425.
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Let's be 4401.
00:32
Getting 90 parts per million maintenance is unable to get the key.
00:36
We're going to force entry to the utility room.
00:38
All right, I'm direct, 90 parts per million and that's coming from the door at the utility room.
00:44
That's affirmative. Use an eagle on the Eagle 2 monitor.
00:46
All right, I'm direct.
00:47
I'm going to have Truck 425 the outside crew, bring you a fan, get ready to set up for ventilation.
00:52
And engine 404, no exterior meters located,
00:56
most likely going to be inside.
00:57
All right, I copy Engine 404.
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Engine 404.
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Turned floor number two, check both apartments on the top floor.
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Enterfew 4-4, direct.
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4-425 from command.
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Do you need Washington gas?
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425 from command.
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Good night, command.
01:11
Anybody? We can go out and start the gas company.
01:13
We haven't determined a location now.
01:14
Alright, I'm direct. Backs. From command, straw washing and gas.
01:16
Time for. 926.
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Fernand engine 404.
01:19
Go ahead, 404.
01:20
No answers in the apartment 101, 101, 102, which is still number two.
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In addition, no answers on the 4th, 4th, we do have a order here in the stairwell, but no readings on the 4th, yes.
01:35
All right, I copy.
01:37
Floor number two has been cleared.
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Correction.
01:39
No answer in the apartments.
01:40
I need you have an odor in the stairwell, but no readings.
01:42
Number two, Martin's Landing Court, Cross Street, Martin's Landing Lane.
01:50
Command from Fairfax.
01:51
Go ahead, Firefox.
01:52
All right, thank you, man.
01:53
Direct on the 10-minute timer still on the investigative mode three-story garden apartment.
01:56
Checking out a possible leak inside the utility room.
01:59
Fire alarm, 4105, Lexington Court, Cross Street, Cambridge Lane.
02:04
Truck 408, medic 408.
02:07
On Channel 4 Bravo[1], Fox 408, EMS Level 1, 6,700, Columbia Pike, Sleepy Hollow Mariners and Home, IP North Wing, Cross Street, Oak Hill Drive.
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Truck 408, Medic 4A8.
02:20
On Channel 4, Bravo, Fox, 408-00, EMS Level 1, 6700, Columbia Pike, Sleepy Hollow Manor Nursing Home, 5B, North Wing, Cross Street, Oak Hill Drive.
02:32
Let me and Truck 425.
02:34
Department G1 and C2 are clear.
02:36
All right, I copy T1, T2, clear.
02:38
Are we gained access to the utility room?
02:39
The front room is 260 parts for million within the utility room.
02:43
Not able to locate any sources within the utility room, however we do have an increased reading coming out of a vent.
02:49
All the side of the structure.
02:51
All right, I'm direct.
02:52
You have an increased reading coming out of the event.
02:53
Provo exposure is going to be 11-681.
02:57
Rescue 401 is investigating that now.
03:00
Go ahead, Rescue 401.
03:01
Go ahead, Rescue 401.
03:02
We found a gas meter 11677, no orders, no readings.
03:09
We're with building maintenance trying to determine if it is the main gas meter for the entire strip of buildings or just this particular one.
03:16
I found a gas meter in 11677, no readings or orders around the meter.
03:22
Try to determine if that's the main control.
Police codes explained
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4 Bravo: Radio channel/talkgroup 4 Bravo
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Location mentioned:
Martins Landing Ct, Burke Centre, VA 22015
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