Gas leak isolated to water heater in evacuated apartment, Fairfax County VA


Fire crews investigated a possible gas leak in a two-level apartment near VA-401. Readings showed no gas inside. The issue was isolated to the water heater. The building was ventilated and all floors evacuated for safety.
Audio|Source: Fairfax County Police, Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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The floor apartments have two floors.
00:03
We're in the process to check in the second floor.
00:04
We're getting zero smell inside the apartment.
00:08
Zero ratings. Okay, so you're an apartment, 401, has two floors.
00:13
Is that actual floor or is that a loft? And you said you're getting zero readings currently.
00:17
It's a two-level apartment.
00:19
And that's affirmative zero ratings inside.
00:22
Okay, I got me.
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4.15.
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Go ahead. Can you call this, that...
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...411 straight, coming up.
00:27
Can we start a tow model station for a Cadillac SAB or tow truck's not going to be here for a while? Okay, 9-0-9.
00:37
Command truck 405, no region's floor 3 and everybody evacuated on floor 3.
00:43
Copy, thanks.
00:44
That's general can be restricted for possible burglary progress.
00:48
No, 530 Bravo, 531 Bravo, around to a Pustle burglary at 2005 Adams Hill Road.
00:53
The caller is not on scene.
00:55
The color is currently in Charlottesville, advising that they are looking at their security cameras and just saw a male walk into the house.
01:02
A male is in a white truck.
01:03
It's going to be a white male.
01:04
It's no further on the description right now.
01:06
Just be advised, we just had a supplement sitting that the caller is advising that she was expecting a termite inspector at the home, Car 51 Bravo.
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I'm director in route.
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We're always doing that, Chief.
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Fifty-one, Bravo.
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Car 51 Bravo.
01:18
Bravo. Can we just have the units confirm that it's not a burglary once they get on team?
01:22
Step 4.531-3-1-Brabbo, 530,000 advice when you get on the team.
01:26
Man from the units are too fast.
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All persons are evacuated from all four floors.
01:29
Copy, thanks. June, uh,
01:30
Spring. Direct, June 9-11. Okay, June 9-11.
01:31
Property damage, they're any exchange information that they're not going to wait on with seeing the PDs.
01:35
The PD's from 1022.
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10-4. Mental.
01:42
Fairbacks. Your 20 minutes, sensing incident.
01:45
96, 104.
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104-0-912.
01:47
Threshold. Thrust references crash per the fire department.
01:51
They advise property damage only and both the parties are leaving 913.
01:54
641.41, can you 998?999, please.
01:58
1044913. Command from Union 411.
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Go ahead.
02:01
It's going to be the water heater on apartment 401 on the second level.
02:06
Okay,
02:07
it's isolated to the water heater.
02:08
You said apartment 401 on the second level.
02:11
Call for a two-vehicle accident at near Cypurn Road for Grey Honda versus Grey Hyundai.
02:19
No injuries.
02:20
914. Demand from 8th.
02:23
Go ahead.
02:25
Line through the apartment has been secure.
02:28
We're getting zero readings inside the apartment.
02:30
We're working in the process of natural ventilation.
02:32
Okay, Jabi.
02:33
2328, Therview Terrace, Cross Street, Plain Drone.
02:39
Agent Joe Fais is around.
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104, 950.15.
02:42
Zebra 734, if you please log me off of the day.
02:44
Ten-four, nine fifteen.
02:46
Command, one, four, nine, fifteen.
02:48
Eil and Brava. Scott Eilum, Robra.
02:49
Can you not eat my vent? Give me the last four, please.
02:51
It's going to be 004-5.
02:53
Correct, thank you.
02:54
916. No,
02:55
630, Robert.
02:56
Start for Crash Area 630, South Van Dornet, Telegraph, Road for two vehicles.
02:59
Black, Acre, and a blue pickup, 917.
03:02
Parkway for two big black fans, Ply Cooper versus Black Mercedes, Mercedes, GLB-250913.
03:09
All right, Revives still related the source of the leak.
03:17
It's going to be the water heater here in Department 401.
03:19
We've got zero readings throughout the structure.
03:22
We're going to go ahead and hold this with engine 411 and release the balance the assignment.
03:28
You can have a channel back.
03:29
We've also identified a building contact.
03:31
I'll give that information engine 411.
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VA-401, Virginia
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