Gas leak prompts evacuation at Norfolk apartment building, Norfolk VA
Fire & ArsonFire and rescue crews investigated a gas leak at an apartment near East Ocean View Avenue in Norfolk. There was no smoke, but they confirmed a gas rupture. The team decided to evacuate four apartments in the building to ensure safety.
Audio|Source: Norfolk City Fire and EMS Dispatch
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Transcript:
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1141. Our Marshal 100.
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We're still investigating.
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There's no smoke in the building at all.
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It just says it's a pole station.
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You can just disregard the alarm for now.
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24. Copy. Rescue 2 is on scene.
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Okay, 1142.
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Engine 11, Alfred.
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Go ahead, engine 11.
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Engine 16, engine 11.
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Can you please send a medic to his end to this address?
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Absolutely. I'll cover 11.3.
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Engine 16, engine 11 is on a call on tack to you.
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Receasee.
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Medical 11 respond to assist engine 11 at near East Ocean View Avenue on TAC2[1].
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Medical 11 respond to assist engine 111 near East Ocean View Avenue, TAC2[1], 1143.
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Marshal 100.
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Go ahead. All they're here's just a poll station.
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Thank you.
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Ladder 13, hold the cap.
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Ladder 13? Yes,
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ma'am. Can you go ahead and upgrade this to a gasoline? Copy, you want a full response then?
00:47
At a 13, you want me to add an engine and battalion sheet?
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Medical Levens response.
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Battalion 3 in Engine 15 responds to SISLiter 13 and Rescue 2 on a gas rupture near East Ocean View Avenue, Apartment 3 on TAC 5.
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Battalion 3, Engine 15, respond to assist slider 13 and rescue 2 on a gas rupture near East Ocean View Avenue, apartment 3, respond on TAC 5 at 1147.
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Pain, freezer is blinding.
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Okay. ...atheaval at Velocity Urgent Care at 1326 Eastlet Creek Road.
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Rest for two in all for attack class.
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Go ahead and rescue two.
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With the attack channel from the upgraded gas, they're going to be on? The floor remaining on TechVASC.
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24, thank you.
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Welcome. That's highing three, engine 15.
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You've been added to Ladder 13 Rescue 2 on scene for Gas League.
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Near East Ocean View Avenue, apartment 3,
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1149. Engine 14, Medic 14, respond on chest pains at Velocity Urgent Care at 1326 East Little Creek Road on TAC2[1].
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Agent 14, Medic 14, respond chest pain, Velocity Urgent Care at 1326 East Little Creek Road.
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Respondack 2, 1149.
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Rest 2 to LIDA 13, Alps.
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Slide to 13, go ahead.
01:48
Yeah, you don't have the keys, but it's a affected apartment, correct?
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Medical Levin, engine level, what do you need?
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Negative, no keys on that one.
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Just a stretcher. Okay, from the outside we're getting about 3% OEL, we're going to force entry.
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Can you pretend to return a route?
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All right, we're going to go and evacuate the building.
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Yeah, contenders are the evacuation.
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Detain three to command.
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513, go ahead.
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Do you know how many units in that building will be evacuated?
02:07
Looks like it's going to be four apartments.
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I'll verify that in a second of.
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Okay, copy.
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We're in route.
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There's one normal. You're in.
02:13
Yes, ma'am. We'll be out of service on an equipment message, car three's where? Two fire.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
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TAC2: Tactical Channel 2 (radio operations channel)
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Location mentioned:
Near E Ocean View Ave, Norfolk, VA 23503
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