Possible gas leak investigated near West Grace St in Richmond, Richmond VA
Fire & ArsonFire and rescue units responded to a possible gas leak near West Grace Street in Richmond. All occupants were evacuated safely with no reported injuries. The investigation involved verifying the source of the gas smell and checking gas meters and furnace status at the property. The exact address is being confirmed.
Audio|Source: Richmond City Fire Dispatch
04:10
Transcript:
00:00
to be investigated. Receive 18 on scene, near West Grace. Investigating have committed 1630 work. Our battalion 2 is on scene as well. Engine 18 is going to be the investigative group. Battalion 2 is going to assume command. Command Post is going to be in front of near West Grace.
00:26
Richard Coppies the retire to all scene, the property two has command, 18, investigate, command post in front of near West Grace, 1632. 18, no, I'm saying, we have additional water supply of Chantilly and West Grace. 18, the West Grace Command. Go ahead, 18.
00:54
The resident here says he has no gas leak at this address. I copy. Richmond, do you have any additional information, a callback? Is this going to be another address? I have to check. This call was placed by Joe at D.P.U. I'll give them a call to verify. Okay.
01:22
Units on West Grace, just stand by until we hear from Richmond. Section 6 of Richmond. Six, clear. Action is minor in nature. It does not appear to be any injuries. All occupants are out standing in the street. Do I have an RPD unit assigned to this?
01:49
Copy, minor in nature and no injuries be negative at the moment if they're currently in your way. All right, copy. If we can move these vehicles, we're going to get them off out of the middle lane to move to left herb. Copy, you just advise me once that's complete, alert PD now. Copy.
02:16
Gas leak or not? You do have a gas meter going to the house and you have a gas furnace under the house, but it's not in use right now. Now they're going to get a reading under the house right at the entrance here.
02:30
All right, engine 18, in reference to truck 7's question, we initially came to a call that he didn't call in. What's the deal now? Well, I just wanted to check because he does have a gas meter with gas going into the furnace under the house, but the furnace is not on.
02:58
I just want to make sure before we leave. We're standing by to hear what Richmond has to say. We may have to go to another address. If this is just a prophylactic, let's just stand by for a moment and hear from Richmond where we're really supposed to go. All right, 18, copy. What's Grace from Richmond?
03:26
Go ahead. I called Joe back at utilities. He's stating that a person, (name withheld), advised she was smelling gas at that location. I took to call (name withheld) back. I got no answer, but he did say the address that was reported to him is near West Grace.
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Near W Grace St, Richmond, VA 23230
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