Major gas leak prompts apartment evacuations in Los Angeles, Los Angeles CA


A major gas leak occurred near a two- or three-story apartment complex at Coliseum St and Hauser Blvd in Los Angeles. Residents were evacuated as fire and hazmat teams responded. Additional medical units assisted with evacuations and managing the hazardous situation.
Audio|Source: Los Angeles City Fire - Grounds
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Transcript:
00:00
Truck 94 from IC,
00:03
do you copy? Anybody from truck 94 to copy?
00:12
Roger that. Have all numbers switched to TAC 12.
00:16
We're going to use TAC 12.
00:17
I have additional resources and have MET squad responding to the incident. Switch to TAC 12 and acknowledge.
00:31
Have A.O.
00:33
Baker come up on TAC 12.
00:41
Flight Force 94 from IC, contact 12.
00:52
Flight Force 94 from IC. I have additional resources responding.
00:56
Our engine, hazmat squad, battalion, and a paramedic rescue.
01:00
I'm going to make you extrications,
01:02
excuse me, evacuation group.
01:05
I want you and your personnel to continue efforts to isolate the night entry, evacuate the residents of that two-story apartment,
01:12
and report back to me.
01:21
Additionally, advise when you have the center 294 in the position line in the place.
01:32
Avent group from IC copy.
01:36
Agent 94 from IC copy on scene coming up. I'm going to have you assume the evacuation group. You have Lightforce 94 working for you. What we have here is a high-pressure gas leak, amissuring construction.
01:47
The gas is affecting the adjacent exposure. It's a two-three apartment complex. We do have residents that are being evacuated. I want you to oversee the evacuation, identify a safe refuge area,
02:00
and report back to the incident.
02:05
Yeah, Villain-I-C, N-94 copies, evacuation.
02:22
Cope for Rescue 9.
02:25
Yeah, you guys were getting fuel at a fire station. We were just going to go to the gas station because we didn't have time. But you guys have time and if you guys could go to a fire station, you guys don't need to pay for us, but stop trusted and go get out of station to meet us there.
02:40
Roger.
02:47
Flight 494E, you got Rescue 994. If you guys want us to come up, or do you have a place of staging?
02:56
Resc 94 from DILADC.
02:59
I want you to stay at Hauser and Coliseum. You're going to be a medical unit.
03:08
Roger.
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