Gas leak near Murray Rd home causes evacuation, Finksburg MD
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a gas leak outside a residence near Murray Rd. The leak entered the house, causing gas to be detected inside. The leak was stopped, and ventilation efforts are underway to clear the gas. Occupants have evacuated and the road is closed during the response.
Audio|Source: Carroll County Fire and EMS - Digital
02:40
Transcript:
00:00
Carol to Murray Road Command.
00:01
Go ahead, Carol. Sheriff's office is a little short on units due to their call volume right now.
00:05
How many sheriff's units will you need for the traffic control?
00:07
One's fine.
00:08
But we have Murray Road's closed.
00:10
So whenever they get here, they get here, that's fine.
00:11
Okay, thank you.
00:12
Utilities Flavs and Quarters.
00:15
1635?
00:16
Go ahead.
00:17
Except the meter looking outside.
00:19
It seems like the leak of stops.
00:20
Spectra still need to get investigated.
00:22
Discuss that. Okay.
00:23
We're able to get it stopped. Commandant coding is responding.
00:25
Engine 91 was able to get the leak on the exterior security at this time.
00:28
We do have an LEL[1] in the house.
00:29
91 is going to start a ventilation plan.
00:31
Tower 3, when you arrive,
00:32
just position near Engine 91 and with your meter and your personnel and fans will start ventilating the structure.
00:38
Alright, three seconds. All of this is a violation one thing.
00:39
Region 9-1, two personnel making entry.
00:41
Thank God, I was your 911 to make the interest through personnel.
00:44
The 911, just communicate your ventilation plan to me when you get it figured out.
00:48
We've got a decent-sized window.
00:50
We're going to open and blow the fan in from the backyard.
00:53
Others are up.
00:55
Tower. Murray Road to Klanit, Carol for an update.
00:57
Murray Road Command, Carol, Call for an update. At 3106 Murray Road, as you may have heard, we had an active outside leak that leaked into the house.
01:01
We do have readings inside.
01:02
91 is controlled the leak.
01:03
Currently we're ventilating the structure to bring the levels back down.
01:07
BGNE[2] appears they just arrived on the scene.
01:09
All the occupants are out in the count for.
01:10
We're holding the units until we get the house ventilated.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
LEL: Lower Explosive Limit (gas reading)
[2]
BGNE: Baltimore Gas and Electric (utility company involvement)
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Location mentioned:
Near Murray Rd, Finksburg, MD 21048
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