Gas leak detected in parking lot near South Mildred St, Tacoma WA


Fire department and hazmat units responded to a gas leak from a 2-inch pipe in the southeast corner of a parking lot near South Mildred Street, Tacoma. Roads at Mildred at 12th and 19th were closed to control the area. No injuries or fire were reported during the hazard response.
Audio|Source: Tacoma Fire
06:54
Transcript:
00:00
Affirmative. It looks like you're initiated action. I was going to transfer command.
00:08
Received all that.
00:14
Battalion, receive.
00:16
Battalion is Milder Command[2].
00:22
Command[2] posts have located north of the engine 16.
00:32
Command[2] from machine 3.
00:36
Command[2].
00:39
When you want Milton, close at 12?
00:45
Affirmative, so I have no southbound.
00:49
Battagintry received, Milder closed at 12th, Tadagin.
00:57
Command[2],
00:59
Mildred is closed at 19.
01:01
Command[2] Mildred is closed at 19.
01:11
Command[2] Hazmat[1] response will be Engine 12, Hazat 12, and Hazmat 6.
01:16
Engine 12 is just getting off on 16 at Sprigg.
01:23
Command[2] receive.
01:27
Command[2], Agent, 8, on scene.
01:30
Stand by Bildred and 19th.
01:36
Command[2], Engine 8.
01:42
Man, from age 16, we're having a difficult time located in a hydrant.
01:47
I have received engine 8, locate a hydrant.
01:53
Vindgen 8.
01:59
Manage 14 on scene, standing by.
02:03
Command[2] from Tacoma.
02:05
So funny, the route to near South Mildred.
02:08
Either standby south at 19th or north at 12, major NBC on arrival.
02:17
Command[2] from Agent 16.
02:19
Looks like Battalion 3 is south of our location.
02:24
Maybe you recommend moving them to that entrance that's coming out of CCC where all the cars are coming from.
02:33
Command[2] received.
02:35
But 9.3, you're at 12, correct?
02:40
Permanentatatat 3, 12 from Mildred.
02:44
Safety 3 from command.
02:54
Engine 11, and Medic 3, Channel 8.2, ALS,
02:59
respiratory distress, Bridgeview Flots Apartments, 3302, Pacific Avenue, Unit 4, Engine 7, and Medic 3, Channel 82, ALS,
03:10
respiratory distress, Bridgeview Flats Apartments, 3302, Pacific Avenue, Unit 4, Time 926.
03:23
On Engine 2 is available at Allen Moore for closer to that call than the engine 11.
03:33
Command[2], Engine 8.
03:35
Command[2], Engine 8.
03:39
Come here.
03:49
Bravo Charlie and Delta Charlie corners of the incident location.
03:55
Did you want us to actually go stand by one of those?
04:01
Affirmative, Standby, Hydrant.
04:04
Engine 8.
04:07
Engine 16, command.
04:13
Engine 16.
04:17
You have an update on conditions?
04:24
No changing conditions at this time.
04:28
Engine 16 for command, have you identified the leak in the location?
04:35
That's affirmative. It's right here in this southeast corner of the parking lot, right by a little mini excavator.
04:43
It's about 40 feet in from the road.
04:51
Confirming it's a 2 inch.
04:57
It looks like we have inches and quarter pulled off.
05:06
Engine 16 for command is construction aware of any upstream valves to shut that off?
05:17
Construction did not indicate that information.
05:25
Just to confirm all construction workers are counted for and out of the area.
05:37
Engine 16 is a location of this pipe in a trench?
05:43
I don't believe so if it is it's a small trench. It looks like it's just a hole.
05:54
Canaan receive? What type of product is a pipe? Are you able to fold it over on itself?
06:03
We actually haven't gotten eyes on it yet.
06:09
Command[2] receive.
06:12
Engine 16.
06:15
Ask the construction workers what type of material it is.
06:23
Received, we'll follow the construction of workers.
06:29
Command[2], Engine 12 is at 19 in the military.
06:36
Command[2], receive, Inge 12, move up to Engine 16's location,
06:40
across the street on the T.
06:41
TFC side.
06:46
Engine 12, receive, moving up to Engine 16's location.
06:53
Three, Engine 11.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Hazmat: Hazardous materials unit/response
[2]
Command: Incident Command; the authority/position coordinating incident operations
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Near S Mildred St, Tacoma, WA 98465
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