Propane tank leak reported on Mecklenburg Road, Ithaca NY
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Fire & ArsonFire and emergency units responded to a propane gas leak from a tank outside a residence on Mecklenburg Road. Callers could not turn off the tank. Law enforcement was requested to assist with traffic control and possible road closure near Mecklenburg Road.
Audio|Heard on: Tompkins County Fire/EMS
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02:7
Transcript:
00:00
Tisca Engine 1, Engine 4, 13-13 Mecklenburg Road for a propane tank leaking gas outside a resident.
00:09
And that's it's an Ingen-1, Engine 4-4-3, Mecklenburg Road, of a propane tank leaking gas outside of a residence.
00:18
Callers unable to shut off the tank.
00:21
Earhart has been notified.
00:23
1310.
00:29
Tompkins from engine one.
00:32
And your one.
00:34
Did you have to catch how large the propane tank was?
00:43
I didn't catch the first part of your transmission.
00:48
The caller did not state how large it was.
00:52
Just looking off of a Google image, it's probably going to be a 300-gallon, if not larger.
00:59
I'm getting from 960.
01:13
Would you start law our way as well just in case we have to close the room?
01:19
Racing. I'll start at the law.
01:21
You want to not emerging at this time?
01:24
Yep, non-emergence is fine.
01:31
Nothing showing.
01:32
We have a single-family, one-story ranch.
01:36
We'll be using Ops 9.
01:37
We'll be in the offensive mode.
01:39
We'll be using Ops 9.
01:53
Copy the odor.
01:59
Mark, why don't you pull past the scene and block the road?
02:05
Copy that, pull and pass blocking the road.
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Location mentioned:
Mecklenburg Rd, New York
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