Significant gas leak forces evacuation at residential building, Ithaca NY
Fire & ArsonFire and emergency units responded to a large gas leak at a two-story residential building near 1st St. The building was evacuated to ensure safety as crews investigated and worked to control the leak.
Audio|Source: Tompkins County Fire/EMS
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Transcript:
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63's in near 1st St.
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A small two-story residential.
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Two individuals are standing outside.
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I got nothing shown.
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We'll be investigating off-9 TechA and arrival.
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963 will be come in.
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And join something.
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We'll be investigating with our meters.
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Truffs level 1, first in Hancock.
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Engine 2 is level 1.
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Engine 2 is level 1.
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Agent 2.
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Angel wants to make an entry.
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Side, Bravo.
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It's going to be a floor two apartment.
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Correction, it'll be a apartment covering floor one and floor two.
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Command copy, engine, when you're making it to your Bravo side for a two-story apartment.
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Command engine long, confirmed gas leak.
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Copy engine one, you've got to confirm gas leak.
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968. Can we get a nice gas fitter headed this way? near 1st?
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Rishi. Rishi.
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Rishi. The engine won't come in.
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I got 600 in climbing PITM.
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Copy, meters are right there to the left of the area.
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Let's go ahead and shut them off right now.
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963.
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When you speak with NYSIC, you have them step them up, we've got a significant gas leak in a resident.
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Where'd you?
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Agent 1, let's make sure everybody's out of the building.
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If there's two units there, it's get the entire building evacuated.
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10-4[1].
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Engine 2, truck 2, command like you do to move up.
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Let's be prepared to assist.
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For now, we'll just have you geared up behind engine 1.
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And engine 2 copies.
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Truck copies. 1105 to Lansing Command, Ops 1.
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Do you have a need for 1105 there?
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We're all getting ready to clear here.
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104, packing service.
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Tompkins 1105 back in service.
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Crews and standing by on deck.
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1105, what was your last?
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Agent U, come in.
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Andrew, go ahead.
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Mike, let's go ahead and clear the building on the Delta side, get everybody out of that structure.
01:53
I did see one, middle of age, female walking around, but let's get that building evacuated.
01:58
She's the one on the phone right there.
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgement / Message received
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Location mentioned:
Near 1st St, Ithaca, NY 14850
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