Gas odor reported at Manassas Park apartment complex, Manassas Park VA
Fire & ArsonEmergency responders investigated a strong smell of gas at an apartment complex near Market St in Manassas Park, Virginia. The odor was detected on the second floor and in the elevator. Gas detection equipment showed increased readings. Multiple fire units searched the building to identify the source and ensure safety. The gas company previously found leaks from a water heater on a balcony and a stove supply line at apartment 243 during a prior response.
Audio|Source: Prince William County Police and Fire
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1842 means I can take the alarm number of 11, all that's on the back.
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9.589, copy correct address is near Market St.
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I'm out.
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Off command, site alpha structure.
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I'm direct.
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Intentional units operating on 5 Charlie en route and on scene of the inside gasoline gasoline to an apartment complex on Market Street, the battalion 589, is establishing command at 0746.
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2.7. You tell me the service class.
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Okay.
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For now road.
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April.
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Circuit Street command from Prince William.
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Circuit Street command from Prince William.
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Go ahead.
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With us have been engine 509 already on scene, we still have engine 8 and 1 coming.
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Do you still want both to continue?
00:46
Negative. You could send me whichever one's closest.
00:48
You've got a second report of smell of gas on the second floor as well.
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Okay, I believe engine 508 is going to be closer.
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Engine 501, you can go in service.
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I'm going up the back side now.
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You can keep me on the call. Okay.
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Command from Engine 9. Go ahead.
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We've made access through side aisle, so we're going to be going to the second floor since where the planes are coming from.
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We've got an odor of gas in the elevator.
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We've also left the door open and the Knox Box open, so the units can grab keys.
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Command's direct.
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Order in the elevator, going to the second floor.
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Engine 1 from Command, on your arrival, can I get you to go to floor 3,
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around apartment 328?
01:24
Floor 3, you got it, and where I'm seeing.
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Command for midget 5-0-8, are we to continue in, or are we to clean place in service?
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You are placing the service.
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5-0-Hidder 5-0-8, we replace the service by Manassas Parking, Shores, ready.
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Direct.
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Got one's on scene, stage, and market, Manassas.
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Manassas. And from engine, engine on.
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Go ahead.
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Okay, so we have a good odor of the gas on the second floor and I have an increase in tick rate on my sniffer.
01:47
Normal readings still shown on the four gas.
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Yes, right, normal readings,
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strong odor, second floor.
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from command.
01:53
Go ahead. Can I get you to go to 4-2 and assist engine 9? Try to identify the source?
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Yeah.
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Both 14 be up to stop.
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Go ahead. Virginia Uniform,
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Charlie, 29176.
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I'm going to be on Ballsford, Lleinford.
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Okay.
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Four total panel.
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Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Forty-five.
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Yeah, I'm passing the alarm on Build America, put me on that one first, probably.
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Okay.
02:11
I'm waiting from command. Market Command.
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If you look at the call history, I believe we ran a gas leak here yesterday that may have had a leaking line.
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If you could give me that apartment number, give a scenario to start searching.
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No. No. Markets commence.
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I'm a D-46.
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The last call from last night at 2132, they have the reports coming from apartment 243, and the gas company found a leak of the water heater on the balcony,
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and then also a supply line on a gas stove.
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Mayor's direct. Power 1 from Maine, can you assess apartment 243?
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Location mentioned:
Near Market St, Manassas Park, VA 20111
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