Major gas leak causes evacuation near Oakwood Drive, Manassas VA
Fire & ArsonFire and police responded to a large gas line rupture causing a major gas leak near Oakwood Drive and Armada Place in Manassas, Virginia. The area was closed to traffic both ways while crews evacuated nearby homes and established command for the hazardous materials situation.
Audio|Source: Prince William County Police and Fire
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Transcript:
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Chief, we've got a pretty significant gas leak here.
00:03
There are some active trucks running near it,
00:07
but we're not going to get close enough to shut any of the equipment off.
00:11
Currently we've got the road shut down in two directions.
00:14
We've got our pumper staged with waves back with access to a hydrant.
00:19
Our crew is currently working on getting people out of the immediate structures that are right next to this leak.
00:30
9502 is okay you got a significant gas leak from a ruptured line you got a water supply established
00:38
is evacuating right now We're going to come in the same way you guys came in and shut it down Oakwood down at Armada Place and Oakwood
00:57
The time 502 is okay.
01:05
Tainting 502 is on the scene at Armada and Oakwood.
01:09
We're going to have a shutdown there.
01:11
I'll be establishing Oakwood Drive Command, my vehicle.
01:24
Central units on scene responding to the hazmat at Oakwood and Cantonia Place, Battalion 502, established Oakwood Drive Command at his vehicle.
01:34
Command, Inj, 526.
01:41
Engine 526.
01:44
I didn't get 14 locations.
01:46
You only take the Oakwood by you over by Armada, the first one coming from 26 is too.
01:57
To a gas main that's been ripped in half.
02:02
There will be meeting a few that's for traffic controls.
02:10
Command is okay.
02:14
Engine 526, I want you to go to Engine 514's location at Castlewood.
02:27
Castle Court.
02:32
Okay, on Castle Court, we'll take the first Oaklet in, though.
02:41
6.55, that'll be the vehicle we were looking for.
02:49
16.85, can you start towards 15m.
02:52
Leitner to the back?
02:55
Director, okay.
03:01
Indian 514 from command.
03:04
Which residents are you evacuating right now?
03:08
Chief, we're currently evacuating the row of townhouses off Cantina Place, 2906 through 2918.
03:21
The leak's going to be like basically directly in front of that row of townhouses there.
03:28
That means okay.
03:31
Engine 526 and truck 520.
03:34
When you arrive on scene, start evacuating 2719 to 2701 Canteen Place.
03:43
Okay.
03:55
Commandant Truck 520, do we have a location where we want to send these evacuees? Because they're going to want to go to their vehicles to start months.
04:08
7205.
04:11
Yes, ma'am. Can you change my location one last time to Route (number withheld), please?
04:17
Okay.
04:28
Safety problem, two zone.
04:32
Okay.
04:37
This slide, six, eight.
04:38
If that's not close again, this card.
04:45
I'll be contacting Washington, yes.
04:51
Tango Papa, Bravo,
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7-7449. I'll be at 1 in the upper.
04:58
Okay, 1055.
05:04
I'll go to injury from an auto accident in the area at the intersection of Dale Boulevard and Forestdale Avenue.
05:09
Ambulance 510, engine 510, the 2159.
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Command from engine 506.
05:24
Go ahead, engine 506.
05:30
So we're getting on Old Bridge now.
05:31
Would you like us to take the first or the second oak wood with the hazmat resource?
05:37
We can take the first oak wood.
05:42
Okay.
05:53
Accident in the area of Dale Boulevard of Forestdale Avenue, ambulance about 10, engine 510 responding at 2,200 hours.
06:01
Two vehicle accident,
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vehicles that moved to the advanced auto parts,
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unknown injuries.
06:13
Lee's back up the hill to engine 14 inch 26 at Dulcinea and Oakwood I don't know if you've already thought about getting a rehab out and having them set up on that side I discuss the truck 520 right now okay is that clear okay okay.
06:42
Command's from Prince William.
06:46
Command, go ahead, Prince William.
06:51
It's coming in your way from Station 25.
06:56
Command's okay.
06:57
Go ahead and dispatch rehab unit as well from 16.
07:03
Okay.
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