Gasoline odor reported in residential building lobby, Clifton VA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire units responded to reports of a gasoline odor in a multi-story residential building near Main St in Clifton, Virginia. The smell was noted on the fourth floor and in the third-floor lobby. Investigations found meter readings were normal with no hazardous gas levels detected.
Audio|Heard on: Fairfax VA Fire-Tac Group Calls
Listen to dispatch call
02:45
Transcript:
00:00
This is going to be a five-story residential mid-rise.
00:02
Three stories above grade, two below.
00:07
Label it one through five making the entrance on the number three four side alpha copy the recon zone is clear.
00:25
All units can move into your positions and we've got three in a front, five in a rear, multifamily dwelling.
00:32
We're going with one through five as the floor designation and you're going through side alpha, floor number three.
00:40
Pressureger 433 results.
00:42
Use all hydrant.
00:45
Command from Engine 403.
00:49
Good, Tom engine 403.
00:53
Residents are reporting a fuel gas smell on a fourth floor.
01:01
We, room 416,
01:03
where we're heading that way to investigate for the crew of three and we're at first stretch back to footage of 4 if necessary.
01:13
Okay, just want to confirm a gasoline type odor on the 4th floor.
01:21
That's correct,
01:22
gasoline odor,
01:24
possibly from landscape according to being used on the exterior of the building.
01:35
Okay, I copy.
01:40
Rescue 433 from command.
01:43
Start at 4.1 and work your way up.
01:50
See if there's any hudor in the hallways.
01:56
Respirate to 433 copies.
01:58
Start at 4-1.
02:00
Work up.
02:03
Hasmae 401.
02:05
Assis, Phelmajor, 403 on the number 4-4 floor.
02:10
Hasnight 4-1, sir.
02:13
Okay, Tomaj 4-3.
02:16
Go ahead, Palmature, 403.
02:20
We did have an odor of gasoline in the main lobby area.
02:26
All meter readings within normal limits; zero on the LEL.
02:33
Okay,
02:34
so you had an odor on the third floor before you went to number four?
02:40
That's correct, third floor lobby area.
02:44
Okay.
Disclaimer:
This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Main St, Clifton, VA 20124
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