Gas leak reported at commercial building near Baltimore National Pike, Ellicott City MD

Fire & Arson

Reported: 09/20/2025 07:40 AM (PDT)

Near Baltimore National Pike, Ellicott City, MD 21042

Fire units responded to a gas leak reported inside a commercial building near Baltimore National Pike. The leak may be from a gas heater. Units are investigating the source of the leak.

Audio|Source: Howard County Fire Dispatch

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Transcript:

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Engine A2, engine 2, engine 3-1, truck 2,

00:04

paramed 2, emus, battalion, 3, 61, respond, 10,000, 325, bottom 1 National Pike, the gas lake inside, respond and operate, Bravo 1[2], 1044.

00:16

Pattern of Battalion 3, Bravo 1[2].

00:27

The exception of Paramedic 2,5, all units of marked and route, units are responding, 10,325, Baltimore National Pike at the Westlake Hardware, Port of an inside gas leak.

00:38

You're saying it's possibly coming from the gas heater 1046.

00:46

Paramedic 2-5 response check, Bravo 1[2].

00:49

Number 2-5 on F1, 2-5 on F1.

00:57

Number 2,

01:01

Paramedic-25-R2-2-5 response check.

01:07

Did 7-1 respond, 4924, Columbia Road, apartment 7 to the lockout, 1040.

01:16

Truck 7, place the wagon.

01:20

Truck 7, I'm direct.

01:21

Switched off to 2, 1040.

01:27

That's for truck 7, 1040.

01:33

Gen. 18 is on location, single-story commercial building.

01:37

We're going to be staging at the Hives and on Route 40 at the entrance to the parking ladder of the building.

01:42

With the exception of the first arriving special, we're all the level one stage.

01:48

Caputin up in the A2 after investigation.

01:54

Engine A2 on location, single-story commercial building, A2 stage, and it's hiding on Route 40.

02:00

First specialist, seeing all the unit's level one stage, captain off A2 with Command 1050[1].

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

1050: Traffic accident / vehicle crash

[2]

Bravo 1: Assigned radio channel or moderate-priority classification for coordinated law enforcement operations.

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Near Baltimore National Pike, Ellicott City, MD 21042

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