Malfunctioning stove causes gas smell in apartment, Lincolnia VA
Fire & ArsonFire department responded to reports of a gas smell in apartment 204 near Manitoba Dr. They found a malfunctioning stove as the source. No residents were present, no fire was found. The building was ventilated and the situation was resolved.
Audio|Source: Fairfax County Fire and Rescue
05:22
Transcript:
00:00
That's for those.
00:03
Okay, copy. Terrace 1-2, you and the Rescue Squad are investigating Apartment 204, near Manitoba Dr.
00:14
That's right.
00:18
Try 4th, N1 team-side trial. They're going to be flipping crew. They can see them and leave them two out.
00:25
Copy. Medic 4.0A just stage at your rig. If we don't find anybody that's ill, we'll put you ready.
00:42
Command engine 426.
00:46
Higant 426, go ahead.
00:49
The prominent question upon the 204 is flight order.
00:53
We're getting 5 parts on LEL.
00:56
Stove is intact, doesn't appear to be malfunctioning. I recommend checking the floor is below.
01:03
Okay, I'm direct. Can the rescue do that or do you need me to get truck 410 to do it?
01:13
First floor 8 is doing the task right now.
01:18
Command Rescue Squad 4A8. Department 104 below the apartment they called is clear.
01:26
Okay, I'm correct.
01:28
Rescue 408, can you check the remaining apartments on floor 1? I'm going to have truck 410 check the terrace level apartments.
01:38
Copy that, Chief.
01:41
You're right.
01:46
Street, we've been really strong.
01:55
In the resting squad 408.
01:59
Go ahead, sir.
02:03
The two apartments on floor, one of them,
02:07
there was no one answering the door to terrace level apartments. There's also utility or storage terrace.
02:16
We do not have to set.
02:20
Okay, I'll have truck 410 do that as they're clearing the terrace level. Do we have a need to check the Bravo one or the Delta 1 exposures for a possible source?
02:34
We can clear the Delta 1.
02:37
That's the side with the two apartments on it.
02:40
Don't believe there will be an issue there, but we should clear it.
02:44
Okay, I'm direct. Can you split your crew and handle that task of Delta 1?
02:50
That's affirmative.
02:56
We're able to check apartment T4.
02:59
It's clear for something in access to apartment T3. Okay,
03:07
Truck 430. Go ahead.
03:15
Keep us with our public service at the intersection of Cedar and Route 29.
03:23
Command engine 426. Apartment 204 is vacant.
03:27
We have no resident.
03:28
I think we've isolated the source to apartment 204.
03:32
We're kind of validate to see if we can recreate the incident and figure out what's going on.
03:37
So, so far it looks like the stove is now functioning, so let's give it about a minute or two.
03:42
We can de-escalate.
03:48
We found the source in 204, but we're still checking.
03:51
Medic. 408 can go ready.
03:58
Command from truck 410. We're unable to gain access without forcing entry to apartment C3.
04:04
Project on the side Charlie through the window. It doesn't appear that the stove we left on.
04:12
Okay, I'm direct. If we did a visual look, that's fine. It's not force entry. We believe we found it in 204.
04:20
Commandant is 416.
04:24
Go ahead, sir.
04:28
Readings have gone down in apartment 204 with the control the appliance in the kitchen so we can go ahead and hold the incident with engine 426 plus 48 you can return the balance we'll be picking up here in a couple minutes.
04:43
Okay,
04:44
Copy. Fairfax redirect at 4935 Manitoba, Apartment 204. We found a malfunctioning stove.
04:52
Everything's fine. We'll be in the process of ventilating.
04:55
I'll terminate command. We'll move traffic back to 4-Bravo. We're going to hold engine 426 Rescue 408. Thanks.
05:05
Holding engine 426 and Rescue 408, all other units can go on service.
05:11
We do have an isolated source in 204 with the apartment being ventilated, clearing for Delta, terminating command.
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Location mentioned:
Near Manitoba Dr, Lincolnia, VA 22312
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