Active gas leak prompts evacuation on Ivy Road


Emergency crews responded to a gas leak at a multi-story building on Ivy Road. The area has been evacuated and roads are closed while utility crews work to resolve the issue.
Audio|Source: Albemarle County Fire and Rescue
04:29
Transcript:
Entry of 1-2, Engine 10, and 5. Truck 9, City, report of a gas leak, city utility is on scene. Requesting assistance, get back to the building at 21, 25, Ivy Road, immediate back to the building. Trying to do the engine 10. We'll come in from the 5-pass end of Ivy and block that way we'll block on the other side for you. It's a return. EPC Rescue 504s in quarters not available. 503 will be staffed BLS and Car 508 will be up staffed medic level. Chuck if you want to block Ivy on the imagery side I'll go around and get all of them. Rockin Ivy on the MSSat. They were the location. Yeah, we're on you on a few. Nine level one Copley and Ivy taking a block. Hey, you, Ten. Question of the block position on Ivy Road, right at the car lovers' car wash. We're going to be walking in, giving this radio report. I'm sitting, and you tell you're walking in. Angie 11-arriving, three-story park complex, be out-investigating. Engine 11, Broadway, have chance. Bill 11-11, I've seen three-story structure out-investigating, into one-11 problem in command, 1041. Okay, two's level one. Kinti level one. Bravo's two engine five. Go ahead for five. Once these last few cars pass us, if you can help us block all of Ivy. Five's a wreck. Go ahead. Can we get PD's assistance with Blockner Street? We're going to have Ivy Road shut down from Old Ivy to Coakley. Okay, what would you like the blockers that? We could have an officer at both of those locations. That would be great. Okay. Just hit ground at least in C-TAC 3. Go ahead. We're driving on the scene of a medium, two-store mall. We do have an active leak. Onside Charlie, according to the gas division was the process with the 1C report. We do have all water. Blocking positions been set up for all use, one-scenes, offensive strategy, going around outside charge to investigate. Hold the assignment. Mr. Robbo will have not real command. First, and 10404. 1034. 1034. 1034. 1045. Yes, I have maintenance coming in a P.O.D.O.5.5.00. I have maintenance coming in a P.O.B. and a black Nissan. He should be turning into your location now. He has to detect that gas speed. I'll be right with the travel. Thank you, sir. All right, hold up. No other needs. Working with utility crews right now, they found a leak. All businesses have been evacuated, so there's no need for any apparatus to come up and evacuate the structure. Maintaining the Senate. Okay. Howdy command of the battalion, too. Thank you. To least be contained to the Charlie's side, they're digging up down to try to locate it so they can clamp it off. I still suggest we block everything and keep Ivy Road shut down.
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Location mentioned:
Near Ivy Rd, Charlottesville, VA 22903
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