Gas leak investigated at arts center with no gas detected, Charlottesville VA
Fire and rescue teams responded to a reported gas leak at the McGuffey Arts Center. They inspected multiple areas including the basement and boiler room but found no gas or odor. The gas company was notified and en route to the site.
Audio|Source: Albemarle County Fire and Rescue
04:47
Transcript:
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Approach the McGuffey Arts Center probably off of the High Street side and bring your personnel in the appropriate monitors to help find where the leak is.
00:14
Ken Grimble, Command, we're direct, we're already in route.
00:17
I'm short from East High.
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Inge 7 to Command.
00:21
Can you get Inge 10 to come in the same way we did up the ramp?
00:26
To the broader side of the structure.
00:29
Okay. Engine 10, you'll see my car.
00:32
You guys going to have to come all the way down here and then proceed up the ramp to the building.
00:37
Understood.
00:42
In the 7th, man.
00:45
Go ahead.
00:50
Can you confirm?
00:53
See if this building comes in.
00:56
Okay,
00:57
standby. Go ahead.
01:04
Command, it's showing.
01:06
Okay.
01:11
Engine 7, bro, we read direct on that, Charlie's sign.
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I'm trying to narrow it down a little bit further for you.
01:20
Fire medic 1.
01:22
Traumatic injury ALS.
01:24
Macon's Hark, 376, 250 bypass.
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Respond on Alpha Tapp 2.
01:31
Engine 1. Fire medic 1.
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Traumatic injury ALS.
01:36
McIntyre Park, 376, 250 bypass.
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Respond on Alpha TAC 2.
01:43
It's Jim Broaden.
01:45
I'm direct.
01:46
I'm sorry.
01:54
Rescue 16. Hemorrhage BLS Priority 2.740, Marion Green.
02:01
Respond on Alpha Tapp 2.
02:03
Rescue 16. Hemorrhage BLS Priority 2.
02:07
740, Marion Green.
02:09
Respond on Alpha Tapp 2.
02:16
Medics 16, you're responding from the hemorrhage, Bailiff, 2, 740, Marion, Cross Street, Fox, Crossing and River Run Drive.
02:25
1346.
02:31
ECCC Fire Medical One response check.
02:38
McAfee are at Center, Command, ECC.
02:42
Gas division confirm that they're in route.
02:45
They've been notified.
02:46
I believe they are signed.
02:49
Okay, I'm right.
02:53
Ender one showing you on scene, paramedic one in route, traumatic injury, ALS, McIntyre Park, 376, 250 bypass.
03:00
1347. 17.
03:02
17.
03:06
Seems to Robby.
03:07
Hi. I am.
03:12
We're going to proceed with maintenance to the Charlie side to the boardroom while Hengenten is continued to investigate the basement on the broader side.
03:25
Okay, do you know if they're getting any measurable limit?
03:32
Engine 10, Bravo to command as a negative.
03:38
We had zero readings at this time and zero smell the initial period that 7 had checked bravo side entrance.
03:51
Okay, I'm direct.
03:52
We're just finishing up here in this Bravo entrance portion of the basement and we're going to follow engine 7 around to the Charlie side for further.
04:03
Monitoring.
04:08
10 Bravo 2.7 Bravo.
04:10
We're just making our way to the entrance, Charlie's side.
04:19
Tim Bravo command.
04:21
Update.
04:27
Go ahead.
04:28
We checked the bowling room.
04:31
We have no readings and smells currently in the boiler room.
04:34
There's a gas heater,
04:38
water heater in there.
04:41
It is now checking the meter on the outside of building on the trial side.
04:46
Okay, I'm direct.
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Location mentioned:
Near 2nd St NW, Charlottesville, VA 22902
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