Natural gas odor detected in six-story office building, Hagerstown MD
Fire & ArsonA natural gas odor was reported in a six-story office building near Public Square in Hagerstown. An evacuation was started while officials investigated. The source was found to be a strong gasoline odor in the stairwell and basement area undergoing construction.
Audio|Source: Washington County Fire and EMS - Digital
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Transcript:
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(number withheld) Public Square will be 4-4 that are natural gas in the building engines. 104-4-4-bitate-3 response 35-5-5-5-0-7-725 -5-7-5-5-5 got it anyone on your rig dropped their cell phone at the accident team
00:28
In the Washington County,
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Justine from an overheat,
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he's place, units, and service on writing.
00:36
Okay, cap 16, by the vehicle company, 16 of service. First, engine 8, 2, you can return a service.
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1330, engine 4.
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It's probably higher, that we need to drop up. Okay,
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thank you.
00:55
Washington got six-story office building taxpayer.
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The building has not been evacuated.
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I'll have public square command.
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We'll be out investigating.
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Captain, Chief, three, you're on the scene, six stories, office building taxpayer,
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roughly evident, he'll be out investigating.
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You'll have the command, 1331.
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Lawson, Ninja 1 with 10 arrive, the investigation.
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Number 1, excuse me, 1533.
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Command from investigation.
01:48
Just on Division 1, we have a strong editorate inside the door.
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Worker my up way up before the elevator is out of service.
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Okay, watching from command, talk Columbia gaps.
02:03
Okay.
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Investigation from command.
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I'm saying to you a couple more people.
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Let's start getting a building evacuated,
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at least get them to the safe place for now.
02:24
I don't get these people out of this building right here.
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County, Mike E, 1535.
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I'm standing two employees out from the fourth floor.
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I'm on Division 4 now, I have no odor on the floor itself.
02:54
Seems to be localized due to the stairwell and the entryway.
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Okay.
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They don't need to check out by EMS or anything. They're just an evacuation.
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And that's correct.
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Engine four fire is on the way to the basement.
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We may also be looking at gas loo.
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Taylor truck for us from command.
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Go ahead.
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Chief Lay in the basement,
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there definitely is an odor of gasoline in the stairwell.
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There's an area that's under construction in the basement that has a keybox to it.
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Do you know anybody that has a combination of it?
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