No gas leak found after odor reported at church, Norfolk VA
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to reports of a gas or propane smell at a church near Johnson Street in Norfolk. After a thorough search inside and outside the building, they found no gas leaks or hazards. The store manager confirmed there is no propane use in the store, only tank sales, and that the smell had disappeared. No injuries or emergencies were reported.
Audio|Source: Norfolk City Fire and EMS Dispatch
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Transcript:
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Could say 53.
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Just check the rear of the structure.
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Didn't have any smells.
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We're going to go to the front and make contact with the caller.
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Meta 14, North.
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Meta 14.
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If you want to take your meters to the B.C.
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corner, there's a pretty large
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gas and meter right there.
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Johnson's is an open lot.
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We're next door at the church.
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Do you have a better address?
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Rescuitary to you.
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Rob, Charlie Corner.
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Negative, sir.
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That's the address showing a rapid SOS.
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Good 14 to engine 14 if you want to go down the next block and just see if there's anybody outside, so I can dumps down.
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Agent 14 copies.
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You want us to go down towards Johnson or take a ride on school?
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Either way, just go another block down Johnson.
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14 copies. We'll go down another block down.
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Rescue 2 to come in.
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I need contact with a manager in the back.
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She's bringing us in the back door.
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Copy.
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Major 14, matter 14.
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Mary 14. Mary 14.
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I drove all the way down to Johnson's making a U-church down Edison right now and have found nothing.
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Joppy, we're going to go around the block and then clear up.
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Medoc 14, Norm.
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Medi 14.
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You haven't gotten a second call about this, have you?
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Negative.
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Rescue to you, come in.
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Go ahead.
02:17
Just to give you an update, they said they had an odor by the electrical panels in the bat.
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We're back here, we have no odors of anything, and we are getting no readings on our meters.
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We're trying to locate where their propane appliances are within the store.
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Copy, I'm walking in the interior now.
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I've got a 14, engine 14.
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Go ahead. Go ahead.
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We're unable to locate.
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Injur 14, same.
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We also went all the way down to Davidson University.
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I haven't found anybody already by the flag.
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14 north.
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Ginger 14.
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Yes, there hasn't been any sign of a hazard or anybody needing medical attention.
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I chalk this up to a no patient, no backpack one is clear.
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1559.
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Inj 14 is clear.
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Battalion 3 to command.
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Go ahead.
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Give me an update.
03:41
Just walked the entire interior in the kitchen, nobody has any complaints, there's no smells.
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Rescue 2 is checking the last place where they said they smelled something near the electrical panel.
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Rescue 2 to command.
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We walk the whole backside.
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We monitor the whole area.
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We have no hits on anything.
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There's no more odors.
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Store manager says that she does not smell it anymore and they do not run any of their appliances here on propane.
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They only sell the tanks.
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Correct. I just got that from the kitchen and the back too.
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All right. We'll clear everybody.
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Battalion 3 copy all companies clear.
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Not found it.
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Nid 16 off of me.
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NG16.
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Able to locate any hazardous location.
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All companies are clearing type 3.
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1603.
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Norfolk, VA
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