Evacuation due to odor at Westlake Drive office building, Cascades VA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency units responded to a three-story office building near Westlake Drive for a reported odor or possible gas leak. The building was evacuated. Investigation determined the odor was from the sprinkler system. Gas and carbon monoxide readings were all zero, and no hazardous gases were detected. The situation was contained with no further risk.
Audio|Heard on: Loudoun VA Fire-Tac Group Calls
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03:16
Transcript:
00:00
Thank you, General 1 from Inch618.
00:04
We'll have our wound water, staging about a hundred feet away.
00:09
We've got a three-story commercial building, normal positions, all the way around.
00:13
Looks like buildings being evacuated, and I'll go ahead and label one, two, or three.
00:19
Yeah, I'm investigating.
00:24
Okay, Engine 618, another scene three-story office building.
00:30
The air run water in the parking lot, the building is being evacuated, we'll be out investigated.
00:38
Managing 618 from a battalion, 61.
00:42
My honor from the battalion 611.
00:45
Potentary 61, though.
00:50
As reported, three-starred commercial.
00:52
Major 618, they can entry now to start your investigation.
00:55
I'll go and establish the Westlake Drive command producing Alpha Delta.
01:01
Core of the building, labor floor is 1, 2, and 3, you're directed.
01:05
That's correct.
01:06
9-2-01, establishing command,
01:10
alpha-delta, corner of the building.
01:12
Established floors,
01:14
1, 2, and 3,
01:16
0.53.
01:18
Agent 611 props a seat, second engine staging on Westlake.
01:24
Agent 611 from command.
01:27
Yeah, Chief.
01:30
Just hang out out there.
01:31
I'll use a special unit for the best station.
01:35
I understood.
01:38
Tower 611 from command.
01:40
You got floors two and three.
01:42
Rescue 635, your assisting agent 618 for one.
01:47
Engine 618 from command.
01:51
Rescue 635 from command.
01:54
Rescue 635.
01:58
Redirect 4 and 1.
02:00
Also, looks like they, we've been here before, construction on the Alpha Delta Corner Suite.
02:04
Yeah, I'm direct on four number one.
02:05
We just met with the contractor.
02:07
Is there doing sprinkler work?
02:08
The odor smells like sprinkler water.
02:10
It doesn't smell like gas at all.
02:14
Okay, I'm direct.
02:17
They're sure we don't have any CO.
02:19
We'll go from there.
02:20
John Tee 501 engine 618 complete H2S 0, LEL 0, O2 20.9
02:34
Italian strictual is direct on a reading.
02:44
The man from Tower 611.
02:49
Go ahead, 611.
02:51
All right, we checked second and third floor.
02:53
No odor or gas.
02:56
Zero readings of CO, zero reads, LEL, zero HOS.
03:01
Okay, I'm directed.
03:02
Break, Rusty, 635 for me.
03:04
Any of this one has it, warm one.
03:08
Negative, no readings, no odor.
03:12
Sixth a lot from Westlake Drive, to me.
03:15
Westlake drives me in. Westlake dragged me, go ahead.
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Location mentioned:
Westlake Dr, Cascades, VA 20165
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