Hazmat crews monitor chemical runoff near Flower Street


Firefighters are responding to a hazardous materials incident involving lead batteries and chemical runoff near Orange and Flower Street. Hazmat crews are monitoring the water contamination and testing it regularly. Personnel are instructed to avoid the contaminated water.
Audio|Source: Los Angeles City Fire
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Transcript:
00:00Section 5822[1], Beavis.00:06384 Tresbain, 20177.00:10Allentown Drive.00:16Rescue 57, media dispatch, reading difficulty, intersection of Orange and Flower Street.00:22In 179[2], you can drain the two and a two and a half.00:36that we stay out of the runoff there are assets lead batteries in here we got our hazmat group continuing to monitor but let's keep our folks out of the water there's no reason to be in it operations01:08Hazmat group from operations on tax.01:13Hasmaq group, go.01:16Hey, hazmat group, I just want to ensure we are testing the water in both directions from the runoff.01:23We are doing that now.01:25I'll give you an update.01:27Okay, copy.01:28And what's the interval that we're testing those at?01:32We'll do it at 15 minute intervals.
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Section 5822[1], Beavis.
00:06
384 Tresbain, 20177.
00:10
Allentown Drive.
00:16
Rescue 57, media dispatch, reading difficulty, intersection of Orange and Flower Street.
00:22
In 179[2], you can drain the two and a two and a half.
00:36
that we stay out of the runoff there are assets lead batteries in here we got our hazmat group continuing to monitor but let's keep our folks out of the water there's no reason to be in it operations
01:08
Hazmat group from operations on tax.
01:13
Hasmaq group, go.
01:16
Hey, hazmat group, I just want to ensure we are testing the water in both directions from the runoff.
01:23
We are doing that now.
01:25
I'll give you an update.
01:27
Okay, copy.
01:28
And what's the interval that we're testing those at?
01:32
We'll do it at 15 minute intervals.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
5822: Hazardous Materials/Environmental Hazard
[2]
179: Fire Operations (possibly suppression or water removal)
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Flower St, Los Angeles, CA
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