Propane leak prompts evacuations near 201 Early Drive
Fire & ArsonThis audio describes a large propane leak near a residential area at 201 Early Drive. About 5,000 gallons may be involved. Evacuations are underway for nearby buildings while responders seek hazmat support. Communications are limited due to no cell service. A motorcycle crash at the same site is noted.
Audio|Source: Amherst County Public Safety
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Transcript:
00:00Amherst to Menelisk and Fire needs additional members to respond.00:03201 early drive, 201 early drive.00:07Have a motorcycle accident for beating additional members.00:12Ops 2[1], Ops 2, 107.00:17Amherst Mac 26 on thing.00:29and six.00:35Go ahead for eight.00:36All right.00:41It is five tanks.00:43They're all pretty much full from what maintenance is telling us.00:48We're starting to follow the river down the mountain towards the gate.00:54You can smell it when you come through the gate.00:56We're starting to get some of us here at these first buildings.01:03Trying to figure out what's occupied, what's not occupied.01:06The first building here on the right is currently being occupied, so we'll probably have to start evacuating that.01:13We've got a building in the bottom.01:14We're going to have to start evacuating that.01:19I'm just trying to figure out how far we're going to have to go being that's following the river down.01:29128 in route.01:35Okay, copy.01:36You want to go ahead and call the state Hagsman officer? Probably a good resource to have.01:42Yeah, there's no cell service up here, so dispatch is going to have to do everything for us.01:51Okay, I copy.01:53Go ahead and evacuate with you need today.01:55Let me know what you need.01:56I'm probably 15 now.
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Amherst to Menelisk and Fire needs additional members to respond.
00:03
201 early drive, 201 early drive.
00:07
Have a motorcycle accident for beating additional members.
00:12
Ops 2[1], Ops 2, 107.
00:17
Amherst Mac 26 on thing.
00:29
and six.
00:35
Go ahead for eight.
00:36
All right.
00:41
It is five tanks.
00:43
They're all pretty much full from what maintenance is telling us.
00:48
We're starting to follow the river down the mountain towards the gate.
00:54
You can smell it when you come through the gate.
00:56
We're starting to get some of us here at these first buildings.
01:03
Trying to figure out what's occupied, what's not occupied.
01:06
The first building here on the right is currently being occupied, so we'll probably have to start evacuating that.
01:13
We've got a building in the bottom.
01:14
We're going to have to start evacuating that.
01:19
I'm just trying to figure out how far we're going to have to go being that's following the river down.
01:29
128 in route.
01:35
Okay, copy.
01:36
You want to go ahead and call the state Hagsman officer? Probably a good resource to have.
01:42
Yeah, there's no cell service up here, so dispatch is going to have to do everything for us.
01:51
Okay, I copy.
01:53
Go ahead and evacuate with you need today.
01:55
Let me know what you need.
01:56
I'm probably 15 now.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Ops 2: Operations Channel 2 (incident coordination)
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Location mentioned:
Near Early Dr, Madison Heights, VA 24572
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