Natural gas alarm triggers evacuation at commercial site, Fredericksburg VA


Fire units responded to a natural gas alarm at a commercial building near Carr Dr. The building was evacuated after readings detected natural gas in the laundry room. The alarm stopped before units arrived.
Audio|Source: Fredericksburg City and Spotsylvania County Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Letter 6, Engine 4, Engine 6, and Battalion 1.
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Commercial alarm.
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Creative clippers.
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At near Carr Dr.
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Cross streets are Columbia Drive and Wicker Street.
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Response Priority 1[1].
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On Incidence 1
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He is responding to the commercial alarm.
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Creative Clippers at near Carr Drive, Cross of Columbia Drive, Wicker Street, the gas alarm going off.
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Natural gas, laundry room with a hot water and furnaces.
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Engine 4, battalion 1.
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Engine 4 beside 1, the caller advised the reading was showing four parts per million.
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The alarm has silenced itself.
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She was advised to evacuate.
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Engine 4 is on the scene, full-level commercial building.
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It appears to be evacuated.
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We got our large 4505 near Carr Drive.
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Okay, with the crew of three.
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Copy.
Police codes explained
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[1]
Priority 1: Highest-priority response, potentially life-threatening
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Location mentioned:
Near Carr Dr, Fredericksburg, VA 22408
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