Gas leak prompts evacuation near N 39th St in Tacoma, Tacoma WA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 10/22/2025 05:47 PM

N 39th St, Tacoma, WA 98407

Emergency response teams shut down a gas line near N 39th St in Tacoma due to a gas leak. Hazardous materials units checked homes for gas levels and confirmed zero gas readings before clearing the area. Residents were evacuated temporarily as a safety precaution.

Audio|Source: Tacoma Fire

02:18

Transcript:

00:00

Hold on Rollsville Command[1].

00:02

Gasline has been shut down.

00:08

Received command 7048.

00:14

Recond, do some on the houses, couple more readings and then we can clear those houses.

00:24

Have Matt received.

00:27

Entry will check those houses.

00:34

Inge 11, you can stand down, Rick.

00:37

Engine 1, Medic 3, Engine 2, Engine 11, you can go available.

00:46

Entry from Hasmet,

00:47

confirming you're still showing 0% LEL.

00:53

As Matt from Interior, that is confirmed, 0% LEO.

01:01

Mr. 17, 188,

01:04

879. 17,

01:07

879.

01:12

Received 8.9. We'll take you Gurney and send the front door.

01:17

8.9 receive Gurney front door.

01:19

Medicines. All right for METI.

01:26

Go ahead for Hasmat. All homes and equipment are clear.

01:34

Zero percent L.A.L.E.L. readings.

01:39

Hasmat received.

01:40

Great. Command[1] from Hasmat.

01:42

All homes clear. Zero percent LEL.

01:47

Command[1] received.

01:49

All homes and equipment clear, zero ALEO.

01:57

Command[1] from safety three are we close to opening up this road?

02:00

We have a lot of houses here between 42nd and 39 people waiting to get to.

02:06

That's formative.

02:08

We're going to be terminating command.

02:10

All units are known available.

02:15

One, taking down the road closure in 38.

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[1]

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N 39th St, Tacoma, WA 98407

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