Natural gas leak traced to vacant apartment in Gahanna, Gahanna OH
Fire & ArsonEmergency crews responded to a strong natural gas smell in an apartment building on Vicarstown Dr. They evacuated several units and forced entry into two apartments to investigate. The gas leak was found in a vacant upstairs apartment and was shut off. The situation was contained and gas company stayed on scene to manage the issue.
Audio|Source: Columbus Police Zone 4 Far Northwest
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Transcript:
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Command from engine 7.
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Good.
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Definitely got a pretty strong motor outside.
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Got two apartments evacuated so far.
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They do have a very small amount of natural gas in them.
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We're going to need to force two doors to get inside.
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And if you can send us another company, we'll take this to investigate.
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Okay,
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ladder one. Once you get positioned here, uh,
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right behind me, you can go up in the help.
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4-1.
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Good.
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I just wanted to double check. There is a 24 route.
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170.
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172?
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Sorry,
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170. I'll have a 5-5 in interim park, please.
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Copy.
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Rescue 16 is all the same.
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Go ahead.
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Today, everybody, we're clear, good one. You can put us on 41, so we're here.
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We've got you.
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We have you.
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Command from engine 7.
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Only found a low reading in one apartment so far.
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We need to check one more.
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171. Good.
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I'll be one, Victor.
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Can you work me with Dublin,
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Sawmill,
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and 270 West.
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I believe they have a vehicle 25 on the freeway, just diverting traffic back on the sawmill.
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Abby?
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Command from the latter one.
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We're checking the Bravo side apartment.
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No reading this one.
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One officer, could you repeat that traffic?
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First floor of Bravo side apartments are clear, no ratings.
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That's 17 cut 4.
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Copy. Okay.
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And it's 70, you need their rescue up.
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That's negative. We're confirming now. I think we found it just left apart.
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17.
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Dead.
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In code 4, that's 40 run. We're not going to go collect needles off the ground.
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We got it.
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We got it.
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17.
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Good.
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Go ahead.
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If you got any freeway, they can come help 171 out with the freeway shutdown.
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Freeway channel hole 4, please.
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Command 7.
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Go ahead.
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We found it in a vacant apartment upstairs.
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We shut the gas off to the apartment and we naturally ventilate me.
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If you've got Columbia gas coming in, we can contain it with just us in line one.
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Command of Columbus,
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situation contained on Summit, tie up engine seven, ladder one,
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confirm Columbia gas, and companies here can go to 10 alpha.
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Location mentioned:
Near Vicarstown Dr, Gahanna, OH 43230
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