Natural gas leak near high-rise construction prompts evacuation, San Diego CA
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to a one-inch natural gas leak next to a high-rise under construction. Workers and nearby residents were evacuated for safety. Roads were closed to control traffic during the incident.
Audio|Source: San Diego City Police and Fire Dispatch
08:47
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 50, go ahead.
00:01
Get out of service ISD.
00:03
Engine 50, you have a service ISD.
00:04
Metro Engine 8.
00:05
Metro, Engine 8.
00:08
Go for Metro.
00:09
Metro 8, Engine 8 is on scene.
00:11
We do have natural gas leaks.
00:13
We are investigating Engine 8 will be 6IC.
00:16
Engineering Metrogly is at scene, natural gas.
00:18
Ingenital 8 is at scene, natural gas.
00:19
Ingenital is being 6C.
00:20
Medical, 7 Echo[1], 7 Fox[2] Strunt, (number withheld) Camino de La Plaza, McDonald's Camino de La Plaza and Virginia F.
00:29
Cross Streets, Willow Road, and Virginia Avenue.
00:32
Engine 6, 7 Echo[1], 7 Fox[2] Strunt.
00:35
Hey,
00:36
now, if I'm not, see that copy your size up, I'll have you investigate, I'll go ahead and take IC.
00:42
Two, six I see copy.
00:44
I'll go skip. And if I just hold there and block traffic.
00:47
Break, Metro, Battalion, Tia Alpha.
00:49
Tiny two. Battalion 2 is assumed 6-IC.
00:51
We have crews investigating the high-rise under construction.
00:55
Crews are evacuated, workers are evacuated in the area, requesting PD for travel control.
01:01
I'll get in the shutdown, 6th Avenue in both directions from the North and South at Uphus and Thorn Street.
01:10
Engine 17th District Battalion 57, Battalion 6, Engines, 10, 19, 26, and 45, Truck 14, and Truck 45.
01:21
Structure Fire, 8 Delta, 8 Echo, near Aeronaut Avenue.
01:26
Starbucks, Paramount Avenue, University Ave, Cross Streets, Whiteman Street, and University Avenue.
01:32
Battalion 57, Battalion 6, Engines, 10, 19,
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26, and 45, truck 14, and truck 45.
01:39
8 Delta, 8 Echo.
01:40
I see engine 8.
01:41
We have a one inch line that's leaking on the south end of the construction site.
01:48
We have zero readings right now right next to the line.
01:53
There's a worker wall.
01:54
Truck 12, Medical, 7 Echo[1], 7 Fox[2] struts, (number withheld) Velmatter, Cross Street, Lothonomous Way, truck 12, 7 Echo, 7 Fox Strud.
02:09
Yeah, I copy.
02:10
We've evacuated that worker and all other workers are commons.
02:14
Engine 17's district.
02:16
Engine 17. Structure of Fire.
02:18
8 Delta, 8 Echo.
02:19
Near Fairmount Avenue.
02:21
Starbucks, Paramount Avenue, University of Cross Streets, Whiteman Street, and University Avenue.
02:26
Engine 17. A.
02:28
Delta, 8 Echo. I see copy Ingen 3.
02:30
I'm going to have you go over to 5th Avenue and just check the structures over on the 5th Avenue side between Eupis and Thorne.
02:38
And I'll make you 5th Division.
02:40
Side C from Engine 3, copy, go to 5th and monitor, exposures, 5th Division.
02:48
Be advised, 3 does not have a gas detector.
02:50
I copy. I'm still going to have you go over that way and just be a point of contact for me.
02:55
I work on evacuations and just give me an update what do you have over there.
02:59
The age of two is at each stage and six of Redwood.
03:01
Truck one from ICD is that you at Thorn?
03:04
And six. I see copy truck one is at (number withheld).
03:07
I need you guys block traffic.
03:09
Don't let any traffic come through that intersection.
03:10
Truck one copy, we'll block traffic.
03:12
Engine 10 letter cancel.
03:14
Redwood. Redwood.
03:15
I copy industry.
03:16
I'm going to sign you over to with engine 3, over on 5th Avenue, the 5th Division.
03:20
Can you assist them with our meetings and evacuations?
03:23
I see agency copy a sign the 5th Division, engine 3.
03:26
We'll head that way. Engine 23, Medical, 7 Echo[1], 7 Fox[2] struts, (number withheld) Metro-powered Drive, Community Connections programs, cross streets, Norie Canyon Road, and Mission Valley Road.
03:40
Engine 23, 7 Echo[1], 7 Fox[2] Strud.
03:43
Sir 14, be built it.
03:45
Therefore, Metro.
03:46
Troy 14th at scene.
03:47
One story commercial Starbucks.
03:49
Nothing showing. We do have employees evacuated the investigating.
03:52
We've passing Command to Engine 17.
03:55
Inj17, you copy direct.
03:56
Agent 17 copies direct.
03:59
Truck Working Metacoprophy is at seamless, story commercial, Starbucks, netting showing, employees evacuating, investigating passing command to Engine 17.
04:07
Engine 17 will be from on icy.
04:09
Bay Cross Streets, Highway Road and Springside Road.
04:13
Engine 40, 7 Echo[1], 7 Fox[2] struts.
04:16
Engine 20, Medical, 7 Echo[1], 7 Fox[2] Stunt, (number withheld) Hotel Circle South, Hotel Irish Mission Valley, Unit Lobby, Cross Streets, Fottman Place, and Interstate A-Edon ramp.
04:30
Engine 20, 7 Echo[1], 7 Fox[2] Stunt.
04:33
Metro from 6-C.
04:35
You go from Metro?
04:36
Updated conditions, this is a confirmed one-inch gas line.
04:39
It's applying a single-family residence next to the high-rise under construction.
04:44
I'll get you an updated address here, but we will need SDG&E control crew to response.
04:51
Crews have evacuated the high-rise under construction, all work has stopped, and we're working on evacuations in the monitoring area.
04:59
Fifth Division is neat from my C, attack.
05:02
Go ahead for Fifth Division.
05:03
Do you have an address for that house, that Gafflinus appointed?
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
7 Echo: Highest-priority emergency medical or radio response, typically for burns/explosions, under Protocol 7 Echo.
[2]
7 Fox: Assignment or use of designated radio channel or talkgroup "7 Foxtrot" for communication.
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Location mentioned:
Near Market St, San Diego, CA 92101
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