Gas leak with hissing oxygen tank at industrial building, Pocomoke City MD
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to a gas leak at an industrial building near Clark Avenue. A liquid oxygen tank was hissing and emitting a white vapor cloud. Fire and rescue units arrived to manage the leak and ensure safety. A hazmat unit was requested due to the hazardous nature of the liquid oxygen.
Audio|Source: Worcester County / Ocean City Fire
07:21
Transcript:
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Logs 100,
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gas leak,
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hardwire LFC, near Clark Avenue,
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Rescue 2, respond fire for...
00:14
I'm very Worcester.
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That one pair.
00:23
It just to be the big propane tanks that is connected to the city off of Park Avenue rather than it do hardwire because we're not getting anything from here.
00:33
Okay.
00:39
I have another one through three third one.
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Go ahead.
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Correction 1 30.
00:49
Hey, it is the outbreak building and there's a hissing out of one of these tanks and there's a lot of white cloud bottom of it.
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Rescue one respond to it.
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Rescue one respondent two.
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Rescue your education, I'll refer.
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Rescue One, Rescue Engine 2.
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Responding to near Clark Avenue, the Hardwater LLC.
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Cross Street to William Street and McMichael Avenue for a gas leak.
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Color State there is a fog coming from a tank and is able to hear hissing.
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13 Worcester.
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We've located the building and the leak.
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It is in the brick building just behind the city's brick building.
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The white brick building is right behind that.
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Copy 130. Rescue 2, you can go in service.
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The rest of no copies.
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Behind the White Builders.
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Rescue 2, the Rescue 1.
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You want us to continue.
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You want to go to service.
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We're going to continue, sir.
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We have our stopping at 2.
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Okay, we're going to continue.
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Rescue 1 2, Central.
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We're going to continue.
02:11
Copy, it's okay.
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Rescue 1. Rescue 1.
02:15
Good, thank you, Officer.
02:19
I'm not for if you're aware of this thing we had a gas lead in that area who put them up for free to both time and getting the utilities on scene.
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Okay, I'm going to have to defer to 130 on having to start now or not.
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(name withheld).
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This is a rescue one.
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It is the opposite thing I want to use this one if you land.
02:55
One-thirty, looking at the notes, is it a liquid oxygen tank or is it a protein tank?
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It's liquid oxygen tank.
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Okay, be alive.
03:15
Liquid oxygen is a compressive explosive.
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Make sure you keep everybody away from walking on any triple surfaces.
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The guy, I'm trying to locate a hydrant for them,
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or for you to hit whatever command wants you to do.
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I'm just going to try to better.
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There is one opposite the tank, but I don't think that's going to be useful to you.
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Okay.
03:46
SC1, your nearest hydrant, it's going to be right up the entrance on the D side of the block wall building when you turn in, right at the edge of the street.
03:58
Where is he?
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250,
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130. My recommendation to you will be to start a hazmat unit.
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For May 1-2, Worcester.
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How are we responding, 154? Just me.
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Go ahead and alert for the hazmat team.
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Okay.
04:24
For May 1-2, we have people waiting for the engine.
04:31
Okay. Rescue ones are arriving, Worcester.
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Copy Rescue One.
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Rescue ones are 1-2.
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Go ahead, Clark a second.
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We can take you down, sir, and self-traffic over right through his propane tanks.
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I'm going to stop.
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I'm going back up here and cordon this off.
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Copy. Copy.
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Okay.
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So one, let's go ahead and alert for the engine from 100 again.
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Copy. You're off one-two truck.
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Engine 102 is here with two.
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Copy engine 1022-102.
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Okay. 13,
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132. Are you coming down to the other end or are you going down there?
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Nothelux, 400, 6.6-person 622, Cricket, and XRI.
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Parametix 4-1, respond on EMS-5.
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Box 100, gas leak,
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hard-war LFC, near Avenue,
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Tower 1,
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Mocon, Fourson, Farr, 4.
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I think the Amman was consumed that off.
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I need someone at the other end down here by me to block this street off, so nobody comes down this street.
06:24
All right, for a little on this cover.
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Copy.
06:30
Go around on Clark Avenue and come down beside hardwire and park at the corner down there, please.
06:35
Cremack 4-1, you're responding to Village of Nassalwango, 6662 for 5th Oak Drive, cross route of Village Trail.
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It's a 77-year-old male,
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sick subject, dizzy.
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1.30, you need to come in your car.
06:49
Okay, thank you.
06:51
Okay, I'm on my way.
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2-0154.
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Good.
07:02
You can do so safely.
07:03
I would recommend putting a PMI in place for dispersion of papers.
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Just remember,
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and it's a prior to any as well.
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Copy that.
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I'm arriving now.
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What's been done in show 112 location? So 154, the command.
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Command, J-101.
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Location mentioned:
Clarke Ave, Pocomoke City, MD 21851
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