Gas leak prompts evacuation near 5th Avenue construction site, San Diego CA
Fire & ArsonA confirmed one-inch gas leak was detected near a construction site on 5th Avenue. Crews evacuated the high-rise under construction, an adjacent single-family residence, and the surrounding area. Fire and utility crews are monitoring the scene and managing evacuations to ensure safety.
Audio|Source: San Diego City Police and Fire Dispatch
06:52
Transcript:
00:00
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.
00:08
And I'll make you 5th Division.
00:09
Side C from Engine 3, copy, go to 5th and monitor, exposures, 5th Division.
00:18
Be advised, 3 does not have a gas detector.
00:20
I copy. I'm still going to have you go over that way and just be a point of contact for me.
00:24
I work on evacuations and just give me an update what do you have over there.
00:28
The age of two is at each stage and six of Redwood.
00:31
Truck one from IC[2]D is that you at Thorn?
00:33
And six.
00:34
I see copy truck one is at 416.
00:36
I need you guys block traffic.
00:38
Don't let any traffic come through that intersection.
00:40
Truck one copy, we'll block traffic.
00:42
Engine 10 letter cancel.
00:43
Redwood. Redwood.
00:44
I copy industry.
00:45
I'm going to sign you over to with engine 3, over on 5th Avenue, the 5th Division.
00:49
Can you assist them with our meetings and evacuations?
00:52
I see agency copy a sign the 5th Division, engine 3.
00:55
We'll head that way.
00:56
Engine 23, Medical, 7 Echo[3], 7 Fox[1] struts, (number withheld) Metro-powered Drive, Community Connections programs, cross streets, Norie Canyon Road, and Mission Valley Road.
01:09
Engine 23, 7 Echo[3], 7 Fox[1] Strud.
01:12
Sir 14, be built it.
01:14
Therefore, Metro.
01:15
Troy 14th at scene.
01:17
One story commercial Starbucks.
01:18
Nothing showing.
01:19
We do have employees evacuated the investigating.
01:22
We've passing Command to Engine 17.
01:25
Inj17, you copy direct.
01:26
Agent 17 copies direct.
01:28
Truck Working Metacoprophy is at seamless, story commercial, Starbucks, netting showing, employees evacuating, investigating passing command to Engine 17.
01:37
Engine 17 will be from on icy.
01:38
Bay Cross Streets, Highway Road and Springside Road.
01:42
Engine 40, 7 Echo[3], 7 Fox[1] struts.
01:45
Engine 20, Medical, 7 Echo[3], 7 Fox[1] Stunt, (number withheld) Hotel Circle South, Hotel Irish Mission Valley, Unit Lobby, Cross Streets, Fottman Place, and Interstate A-Edon ramp.
01:59
Engine 20, 7 Echo[3], 7 Fox[1] Stunt.
02:02
Metro from 6-C.
02:04
You go from Metro?
02:05
Updated conditions, this is a confirmed one-inch gas line.
02:09
It's applying a single-family residence next to the high-rise under construction.
02:14
I'll get you an updated address here, but we will need SDG&E control crew to response.
02:20
Crews have evacuated the high-rise under construction, all work has stopped, and we're working on evacuations in the monitoring area.
02:29
Fifth Division is neat from my C, attack.
02:31
Go ahead for Fifth Division.
02:33
Do you have an address for that house, that Gafflinus appointed?
02:41
5xite C from 5th Division, negative on the house, or an address for the house.
02:47
We'll investigate and get that for you shortly.
02:48
Additional information update on conditions.
02:50
We do have a smell or an odor of natural gas.
02:53
We had crews evacuating to the west on the 5th Avenue, construction crews evacuating to the west on 5th Avenue.
02:59
And we will work on an address of the house.
03:02
I caught the update.
03:03
I was actually calling for 6th, 6th Street Division, Engine 8.
03:07
They'll work on that address for me.
03:09
I could have contact the superintendent here at the construction site.
03:12
All workers have evacuated the higher-res of the construction.
03:14
We have one superintendent doing a final walkthrough for accountability, and he's also monitoring for gas.
03:20
R119 Metrocoppy, all units can cancel, the exception of truck 14 on engine 17, confines an express a machine.
03:27
0, 6th Street.
03:28
All residents of that address have been evacuated.
03:31
I copy 3-340.
03:33
Engine 6. Medical.
03:35
7ECHO, 7 Fox[1] Stunt, (number withheld) East Santa Feudor Boulevard.
03:40
Border San Francisco Vehicle Secondary.
03:43
Cross Streets, Interstate 5MV ramp, and Rail Court.
03:46
Engine 6. 7 Echo[3], 7 Fox[1] Strat.
03:49
Copy 20-minute EPA, and the address given (number withheld) is correct.
03:54
The address is correct.
03:56
Address is (number withheld) Avenue.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
7 Fox: Assignment or use of designated radio channel or talkgroup "7 Foxtrot" for communication.
[2]
IC: Incident Command or Commander established to manage and direct response at an incident scene.
[3]
7 Echo: Highest-priority emergency medical or radio response, typically for burns/explosions, under Protocol 7 Echo.
Disclaimer:
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Location mentioned:
Fifth Ave & Thorn St, San Diego, CA 92103
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