Gas leak caused by stove knobs left on in home, Charles County MD
Fire & ArsonA gas leak was reported near Gardner Avenue inside a single-family home. Emergency responders arrived and found the smell of gas coming from the kitchen stove. The leak was caused by the homeowner accidentally leaving the stove knobs on. The house was ventilated, and no fire or criminal activity occurred.
Audio|Source: Charles County Fire & EMS
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Transcript:
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near Gardner Avenue, off of Copley Avenue,
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for the gas leak inside a single-family dwelling.
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Company 3,
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12, Truck 1, Squad 2, EMS 3, Pernicamount 3 in the north side of Italian 2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-4-2-4-8-5-4.
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Car 1, I've been right at the station for the truck.
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Happy Car 1.
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Lieutenant 238.
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You got over.
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The town of three.
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One twenty one three.
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One twenty one south three. One twenty one south three.
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Thirty two and four.
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Thirty two thousand three.
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The game dealings 3-7 with two.
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PURRITAML's 3-7-10-0-3.
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The permit of game Dylan's 3-7.
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All right.
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NG3AID and 32 units responding near Gardner Avenue. Crawler on the scene, can smell gas, I believe it's coming from the stove in the kitchen.
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Washington gas has been contacted.
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The sky paramedic ambulance. 518, 10 minutes.
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Ocean King.
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Ocean King at 8.57.
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Establish a need can't think of man.
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Time, G3, I copy.
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Law 2, drive rolling.
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It's Charles units to find it. We're going to operate into 32, into 121.
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There's a 32 of the recon. Be yourself in 121.
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Squad 10's been alert.
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Operation 1210, 3, 859.
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You all go on scene.
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You know, one-story single family type 3.
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And I'll give you a 360 here in a second.
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Okay, thank you.
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One,
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two, three, nine four, twelve, three ninety four, whisper creek port off a bowling drive, Delta Paul, EMS-15, EMS-10, permanent ambulance two, the south medical duty officer due.
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Operations on tenouts two at zero nine hundred hours.
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And the callers are reporting it's an issue from the stove in the kitchen.
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For you can I copy.
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And our readings have to go at the door are going to be 24902. 1.4 LEO is yours from the rest.
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Copy.
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South Medical.
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South 2. South Medical.
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South Medical. South Medical.
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That was 2.
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4909 count 2.
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Okay, parent we came out, it's 3.8. We need you to start towards Whisper Creek Court.
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Apparently came on two is two.
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It's two. It's two. You can stay in service.
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That's you.
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Bye-bye.
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You have the gas. This is ventilating now.
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I recommend holding with myself on once I'm going to ventilate.
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Okay, you advised the homeowner and left the knobs on the stove. Just confirm you didn't shut the gas off the house, right? You just secured it at the knob.
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That's correct. We just secured it at the knob.
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Okay, and Washington Gas was already around. Is there any need for them?
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Or... Negative. She just left the knives up to the stove on.
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Copy. Commander Charles County, you can cancel Washington Gas. Homeowner just left the knobs on the stove.
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And we're going to hold this engine 32 for ventilation.
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Terminate the command, you can have the channel back. All others can set us available.
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