Carbon monoxide leak discovered in commercial building, Richmond VA
Fire & ArsonA carbon monoxide leak was found in the kitchen of a three-story commercial building at near Melrose Avenue. Fire units responded, evacuated the building, and requested gas utility to address the leak. The gas was turned off and carbon monoxide levels decreased.
Audio|Source: Richmond City Fire Dispatch
03:11
Transcript:
00:00
Short companies that were up to 1101, Melrose Avenue for the general commercial fire alarm.
00:06
Coming in by way of alarm monitoring company,
00:10
point of active patients on 1 at 12, 15 hours.
00:26
Inter 15 from Richmond from Richmond.
00:43
It's been shown 14 on a three-story commercial facility.
01:01
14 is going to have Melrose command.
01:02
We'll be investigating.
01:08
This report's not got the iron scene 1101 Melrose Avenue.
01:12
Nothing showing three-story commercial facility.
01:15
14.5 command investigating probably 10 hours.
01:18
It's truck six from Melrose Command.
01:20
I need you to bring your meters in here.
01:22
It's going to be a gas alarm.
01:29
Richmond copies the gas alarm.
01:32
12.19.
01:36
From Melrose, Command.
01:38
Melrose Command.
01:44
Can you get gas utilities on the way?
01:51
Received. For 21 hours.
01:57
From Melrose command.
02:02
Melrose command.
02:04
Yeah,
02:06
we're picking up CO in the kitchen area.
02:08
We're evacuating now.
02:12
I copy CO in the kitchen area.
02:22
Truck 6, the truck 6 x-ray.
02:28
Go ahead, cap.
02:31
Bring the fan in, would you?
02:37
Receive.
02:40
Truck six from battalion to you.
02:46
Right, Chief.
02:50
Wait one until I arrive before you start ventilating, and what's your level of CO?
02:59
This time we're getting 50 parts per million.
03:03
They were using the gas, though.
03:07
They've shut it already, and the CO has come down.
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Location mentioned:
Near Melrose Ave, Richmond, VA 23227
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