Underground commercial gas leak prompts evacuation, Wake County NC
Fire & ArsonRadio audio of emergency response to an underground 8-inch commercial gas line that was struck. Crews report light smoke inside a commercial building, likely from an air conditioning unit on the roof. Occupants are being evacuated, roads and intersections are being closed or rerouted, and fire and police units are on scene to inspect and secure the area.
Audio|Source: Wake County Fire
07:47
Transcript:
Clear, compass. The battalion one will assume command. This will be Leland Command. Active commercial line leak under the ground at this time. Rescue 2 (name withheld). Rescue 2 (name withheld). Operation (name withheld) to command. Just to give you an update, we got an 8-inch gas line underground hit about 5 feet deep. So we're going to keep this inspection closed. We've got to dig out. So we're at southbound Woodrow Road. will be shut down. We need to control this intersection and reroute detource through this neighborhood, probably. All right, copy direct. Can I see you requested RPD from headquarters earlier? Yes, RPD has been requested already. They are currently in the process just trying to evacuate the building device. There is light smoke inside coming from the A.C. (name withheld). I want you ordered injured and trapped this time. Okay. Okay, we'll come. Looks like you have multiple hydrants in there as well. Directly in front of 991 and behind. Rescue 2nd1s on the 3rd. Got a single story, commercial office. Nothing shown on May Alpside. Rescue 2nd Alpha, we'll be out investigating Battalion 4 Ud Command. Battalion 4 copies. Battalion 4 has got command. Battalion 4 is going to complete a 360. engine 213004-3 excuse me 200 4-3 command copies 21 par 3 4-3 Go for command Comaine That first your truck go to the roof. Copy. 360's also complete, nothing showing on the exterior. Interior Cruz, do you have an active fire alarm? Negative. Copy. Ladder 23, on your arrival, take Division A and go ahead to the roof. 23, copies. Route Division. Ladder 22, come around to Division C, take the roof on Division, Charlie. All incoming units from command standby at the entrance at Aviation Parkway. All incoming units, not on scene, stand by on aviation at the entrance. Raleigh Squad 7s and Router Office 2. Flight 6, Office 2. On Engine 21. Go for command. The occupants stated that the air handler was smoking and they turned the AC off and it quit smoking, so it's definitely going to be an AC unit on the roof. I'm trying to figure out which AC unit controls this room. I copy. I also have eyes on maintenance personnel on the roof. If one of our crews can make contact with him, make sure that that's the case before we cancel all these other units. (name withheld) 3 is on scene. (name withheld) 3 if you'll take safety for me. Stay in Division A or Interior for now. I'm in Division B boy. Engine company just arrived on scene. Come around the building to Division B. Stand by the FTC for me. I go ahead and... head out Lewisburg to this intersection. The left turn lane from Lewisburg to Leland is open for you to be able to pull into. Hasn that 29 copy. We'll be there just a sec. I've got an engine coming around for your FDC. 2.2 is on Rift Division. Roof Division. To command, clear up here. Copy. Copy. Cap, you had a maintenance guy up there. Is he still there? 104, I'm up here with him now. Copy. Copy. Go ahead and see if he can confirm that he shut down a unit that was smoking. Anything? He saw no smoke on his arrival? I copy. We just sat down... 200 b and 200 a to confirm you said 200 b and 200 a correct 2nd 4 raleigh probably squad 7 arriving on scene that 5 story Multifamily Residential with nothing showing. No evacuation in progress. Seven hours is going to have some man for investigation. Lighter, Siff, Count. ...in-South in Sweet 200. If you're comfortable with, I think we can probably hold this with one-one and one. Come in coffee, thank you.
Clear, compass. The battalion one will assume command. This will be Leland Command. Active commercial line leak under the ground at this time. Rescue 2 (name withheld). Rescue 2 (name withheld). Operation (name withheld) to command. Just to give you an update, we got an 8-inch gas line underground hit about 5 feet deep. So we're going to keep this inspection closed. We've got to dig out. So we're at southbound Woodrow Road. will be shut down. We need to control this intersection and reroute detource through this neighborhood, probably. All right, copy direct. Can I see you requested RPD from headquarters earlier? Yes, RPD has been requested already. They are currently in the process just trying to evacuate the building device. There is light smoke inside coming from the A.C. (name withheld). I want you ordered injured and trapped this time. Okay. Okay, we'll come. Looks like you have multiple hydrants in there as well. Directly in front of 991 and behind. Rescue 2nd1s on the 3rd. Got a single story, commercial office. Nothing shown on May Alpside. Rescue 2nd Alpha, we'll be out investigating Battalion 4 Ud Command. Battalion 4 copies. Battalion 4 has got command. Battalion 4 is going to complete a 360. engine 213004-3 excuse me 200 4-3 command copies 21 par 3 4-3 Go for command Comaine That first your truck go to the roof. Copy. 360's also complete, nothing showing on the exterior. Interior Cruz, do you have an active fire alarm? Negative. Copy. Ladder 23, on your arrival, take Division A and go ahead to the roof. 23, copies. Route Division. Ladder 22, come around to Division C, take the roof on Division, Charlie. All incoming units from command standby at the entrance at Aviation Parkway. All incoming units, not on scene, stand by on aviation at the entrance. Raleigh Squad 7s and Router Office 2. Flight 6, Office 2. On Engine 21. Go for command. The occupants stated that the air handler was smoking and they turned the AC off and it quit smoking, so it's definitely going to be an AC unit on the roof. I'm trying to figure out which AC unit controls this room. I copy. I also have eyes on maintenance personnel on the roof. If one of our crews can make contact with him, make sure that that's the case before we cancel all these other units. (name withheld) 3 is on scene. (name withheld) 3 if you'll take safety for me. Stay in Division A or Interior for now. I'm in Division B boy. Engine company just arrived on scene. Come around the building to Division B. Stand by the FTC for me. I go ahead and... head out Lewisburg to this intersection. The left turn lane from Lewisburg to Leland is open for you to be able to pull into. Hasn that 29 copy. We'll be there just a sec. I've got an engine coming around for your FDC. 2.2 is on Rift Division. Roof Division. To command, clear up here. Copy. Copy. Cap, you had a maintenance guy up there. Is he still there? 104, I'm up here with him now. Copy. Copy. Go ahead and see if he can confirm that he shut down a unit that was smoking. Anything? He saw no smoke on his arrival? I copy. We just sat down... 200 b and 200 a to confirm you said 200 b and 200 a correct 2nd 4 raleigh probably squad 7 arriving on scene that 5 story Multifamily Residential with nothing showing. No evacuation in progress. Seven hours is going to have some man for investigation. Lighter, Siff, Count. ...in-South in Sweet 200. If you're comfortable with, I think we can probably hold this with one-one and one. Come in coffee, thank you.
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Aviation Pkwy, North Carolina
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