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Gas leak reported near Dollar General gas tanks, Galax VA
Fire & ArsonResponders investigated a possible gas leak near the outside propane storage tanks at Dollar General located near East Stuart Drive in Galax, Virginia.
Audio|Heard on: Carroll County Public Safety and Galax City Fire / EMS
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Transcript:
00:00
82, here's five, need to respond, Dollar General near East Stuart Drive.
00:05
Possible gas leaks reported near 921–923 area.
00:13
Copy.
00:14
Copy.
00:17
Check that one.
00:23
Anything now? Anything now?
00:27
Government One, strong propane tanks outside of the Dollar General.
00:35
Manager thinks possibly some of the tanks are inside their cage, unsure.
01:10
Help the fire, light a new respond, Dollar General near gas leak at 923.
01:38
Carol, everything's 104 here.
01:40
I'll be here for just a couple more minutes and we'll speak with the juvenile.
01:48
Sixthometic one.
01:49
Another spot is out of hills with fire.
01:52
How do you advise?
01:58
12 get on scene.
02:01
They should have a gas leak here.
02:02
We'll see what we got.
02:16
Good morning.
02:22
Just let us know if you hear some mills will fire, otherwise we'll respond to station one to get one-one-one.
02:33
Stand by.
02:34
Squad one just marching out.
02:38
All right before we continue to the scene then, thank you.
02:42
Tether.
02:48
Medit one, squad one.
02:53
One guy.
02:56
Ten, we got a heavy propane smell outside.
03:04
Still out investigating.
03:10
Thank you, Tray, sir.
03:12
Thank you, Tray for service.
03:27
Squad one, there's no propane smell inside the storage just outside.
03:35
One more coffee.
03:36
We'll be there shortly.
03:40
Say on.
03:46
Squad 1 is arriving.
03:49
Looks like an outside storage container.
03:52
Squad 1 will be out in the investigation unit 35 wildlife on the manned.
03:58
Squad 1 on the scene, 9.30.
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Location mentioned:
949A E Stuart Dr, Galax, VA 24333
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