Ammonia leak at commercial facility in Indianapolis, Indianapolis IN
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a commercial building near West 25th Street in Indianapolis for an ammonia leak in one of the facility’s lines. The leak was partially shut off at the main but remained active. The building was evacuated, with only a few supervisors remaining inside. Crews reported a strong odor and were investigating the source while coordinating with the facility’s contractor. The cause and exact leak location were still being determined.
Audio|Heard on: Marion IN Fire-Tac Group Calls
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Transcript:
00:00
Clear, Engine 89 on the scene near West 25th Street, large commercial structure.
00:05
Engine 89 will establish 25th Street command investigation.
00:10
Battalion 20 is arriving.
00:13
Battalion 20 at 744.
00:16
Battalion 20 from investigation.
00:19
Go ahead.
00:22
They have an ammonia leak in one of their lines.
00:25
It's been shut down at the main, but it does have ammonia in the line that's still coming out.
00:31
They've contacted their contractor to take care of it, but there still is an active leak.
00:41
That's affirmative. That's what I'm being told by a building representative.
00:47
Engine 89 from Battalion 20.
00:52
Investigations from Battalion 20?
00:55
Stand by.
00:58
Go ahead for investigation.
01:01
Is the leak contained to one area or do we need to worry about any evacuation?
01:10
They've already got everyone evacuated except two of the supervisors.
01:16
Copy.
01:20
It looks like we have approximately a 500-gallon tank.
01:23
It's 36% full.
01:26
They've shut off any additional liquids from going into that tank.
01:29
They don't know exactly where the leak is from.
01:31
They don't have the proper sulfur sticks to find out exactly where the leak's from.
01:35
We do have a strong ammonia smell, and they think it is still leaking.
01:39
They just don't know exactly from where.
01:43
Do you have an ETA on the representative coming out? And is this representative going to be able to fix this problem?
01:51
Stand by, I'll see if I can get answers to those questions.
01:56
All right, and keep in mind we could always ask for hazmat to respond if needed, see if he can find that out.
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Location mentioned:
W 25th St, Indianapolis, IN 46224
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