Gas leak during construction prompts apartment evacuation, Los Angeles CA
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to a gas leak caused by a broken underground one-inch gas pipe during construction near Ridgeley Dr and Coliseum St. They evacuated an apartment building affecting up to three units. The gas company arrived to isolate and stop the leak, with minimal gas readings detected. No patients were reported.
Audio|Source: Los Angeles City Fire - Grounds
06:22
Transcript:
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All right, 94, medical unit from IC.
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I'm not having stayed at the previous session,
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near Ridgeley Dr and Coliseum St.
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I'm sure I sign you.
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Truck 94 from Hasmat 95 on TAC 12th.
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Hasmat 95 from Village I.C on Tech Hall, go.
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Village I see. Do we have any patients?
00:52
Negative, no patients as of now.
00:55
My task force, the evacuation group, evacuating the apartment structure.
01:00
There's five units.
01:02
We're assessing and triaging for any patients, none reported as of now.
01:09
Roger, do we have the size of the line pipe that broke and inspect or isolators?
01:21
Have that group from building to your cutoff repeat your traffic.
01:27
Do we have a size of the gas line that was being in and that isolated?
01:41
The line that was broken.
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Damage during construction is isolated.
01:45
It is underwater from the irrigation pipe leaking.
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It is isolated to one location.
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I'll contact my units and get a size for you.
02:06
Evac group, I see.
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Are we able to determine the size of the pipe that was damaged?
02:15
Yeah, Village IC from Evac Group.
02:19
What we've got is a one-inch line.
02:21
Right now, we've only got three units that are potentially affected.
02:26
We have a five gas meter in place with minimal reading.
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The units are clear.
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But this is static.
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We've only got one building,
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which is going to be 5480.
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And we're not going to have more than three units that are affected that we're going to be.
02:51
See that group of my C, I copy your size up,
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hazmat,
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95, did you copy that, one inch pipe?
03:04
I copy one-type static and minimal where you have access to a landline call the squad cell phone.
03:18
Yes, go ahead with the number.
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(number withheld).
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Copy.
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94 is the 918, I'm on scene.
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I'll take it.
03:45
Sounds like you got engine 94 in charge of V-back and whatever is a unit jet place.
03:56
I see LIPERS 94, I have N-94 in charge of evacuation group with truck 94 working for them. Rescue 94 is on pain medical unit, hazmat 95, and route.
04:08
I have DOT,
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gas company, building and safety, notified, and in route.
04:18
Copy, once you take over revoc and give me some more eyes back there, let me know what we need.
04:26
Okay, Roger that scene. Do you copy the telephone number for hazmat 95?
04:33
I did, I saw him right now.
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Copy, I'll listen to him to that group.
04:44
I forget the 94 B in the group.
04:51
Last year to repeat.
04:55
I see that engine 94th.
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You got to go ahead 94th. You got to sign 18 nothing.
05:04
Yeah, people we've got pretty static.
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We've got very minimal reading right outside the source.
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All the buildings are evacuated.
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And right now we've got gas company that just showed up on scene. I'm getting an ETA.
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He is just topside guy that's going to let his guys know what size the source is so they can shut it down.
05:28
Copy that.
05:30
Let's make sure we've got somebody standing by with a line in case it does light off.
05:36
Yeah, I see from engine 94 the line's in plate.
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We're ready back here just in case something does happen.
05:44
Copy.
05:51
IAC from Hazmat Group, correction,
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evacuation group.
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Go ahead,
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go ahead.
06:03
I see, evacuation group.
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Gas company is on scene.
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He's going to determine if the gas does migrate to the adjacent units,
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and he will be working on setting off at the source that gas supply.
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Copy let me know when it's complete.
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Copy.
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Location mentioned:
Ridgeley Dr & Coliseum St, Los Angeles, CA 90016
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