Strong gas odor reported inside fitness center, Colonial Heights VA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire units responded to a strong gas odor reported inside a fitness center near South Park Mall. Employees noticed the smell mainly in the locker room and lobby and were advised to evacuate the building.
Audio|Heard on: Colonial Heights City Fire and EMS
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01:52
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 941, Quint 942, Rescue 942, and Battalion 913, smell of gas in a structure, near South Park Boulevard.
00:12
Engine 941, Quint 942, Rescue 942, and Battalion 913, smell of gas in a structure, near South Park Boulevard, cross streets of South Park.
00:27
Oh, you can go to talk two, track two, check two, January 3, and 1 3.
00:45
05, your radio is encrypted.
00:55
Engine 941 responding,
00:58
your radio is still encrypted.
01:00
3.05.
01:01
9.9.13, 0.05.
01:04
9.9.13. 0.5.
01:12
First, E9 for you to en route, say bye-bye.
01:26
Quentin, 942, Rescue, 942, Engine 941, Medallia, 913 en route.
01:31
A fitness center near South Park Boulevard called South Park Circle and South Park Mall for a smell of gas in a structure.
01:40
The caller is an employee stating that the smell is very strong in the locker room and lobby, but unknown where exactly it is coming from.
01:49
They have been advised to evacuate.
01:51
Pound. Out 306.
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Location mentioned:
Southpark Blvd, Colonial Heights, VA 23834
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