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Fire and gas leak prompts evacuations in CharlestonCharleston WV

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Smith Rd & Loma Rd, Charleston, WV 25314

A fire and gas leak occurred at the intersection of Loma Road and Smith Road. Residents had to be evacuated, and the area was closed off to traffic as emergency services responded to the situation.

Audio|Source: Kanawha County Public Safety
04:58
Transcript:
(name withheld). 10.4[1]1132. We're going to go ahead and so evacuating people from the residence. We're going to go ahead and so evacuating people from the residence is 132. 482 Metro we're in service. 402 back in service 1132. Road Loma Road and Smith Road. Charleston Sanitary Board is going to have this shutdown until further notice for a gas leak and sewer repairs. Emergency vehicles will not be able to pass 10-ounce 1133. Okay, this is for fire hyders and see if there's anyone close to where engine three will set up at. on four trial somebody out to court has yeah 4-1 to measure 4-1 clear me 48 48 1133 53rd in my corkel is knocked down from center roadway great 503rd in my corkel go ahead you run in two Yankee victor 526 and we're standby 526 is coming back to Elizabeth Reedy out of hernshall on a 22 showy tracks 2 of 26 it's negative 29 three or four inch main very large league copy three to four inch lane very large league copy three to four inch lane mean very largely Seeing on 6 is clear, I mean, our opposite station, this paperwork. Sam, for 1135. Click the Channel 2, please. 4.55, 4. 45. Go ahead. On the other side of Loma go down on the Autumn Road, you want us to say it'll not hydrant. Negative. We have a hydrant here with us. Come on up to approach that side of the scene to shut traffic down. Okay. Command of 408. Go ahead. Let's go over channel 2. Can I get a face-to-face for you at? I'm on the back side of these apartments, uh, can you see the back side out here right now. 10-4[2]. All companies on the scene with one on the road, Channel 2, please. 10-8[3]49. Yeah. I have the call complaint, Holvane. If you can speak off the server 640. All right, let's make sure everybody has the corporate CEP on. Do the engine's got here, the mountain of that's fine. We have injured 5 here. Do you need some more assistance with evacuation? Made it. Let's receive. Pogstra up 926-412. Copy on scene 1139.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10.4: Acknowledgement
[2]
10-4: Acknowledgement
[3]
10-8: In Service

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Smith Rd & Loma Rd, Charleston, WV 25314
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