Gas leak prompts evacuation near Ave F in Westwego, Westwego LA


A possible hazardous gas leak was detected near Avenue F in Westwego, leading to evacuation of multiple houses. Emergency services established a command post and expanded the safety perimeter while monitoring gas readings to ensure public safety.
Audio|Source: Metro New Orleans Area Fire Departments
07:24
Transcript:
00:00
It would be advised.
00:01
It's asked for a whole meter and it's a completely due and I was at that.
00:06
As your son?
00:09
Follow 800 in route.
00:12
Copy 800? Copy 800?
00:18
File 1.
00:21
151.
00:26
151. A file on a patient is going to need medical attention.
00:32
Have EMF respond with the location where he's coming from.
00:36
And this will be a two-car accident.
00:38
Copy. Copy.
00:52
Thank you. Windstein direction.
00:55
Forty-five.
00:57
Backpane from a previous fall.
01:00
San Anthony's Garden, 601.
01:02
Hold the Trinity Drive.
01:04
New 45, man 45, the MS4.
01:08
The copy, Snowy.
01:11
Injured 33, engine 40, engine 20, ladder 6, rescue 2, 508, respond to an alarm 2701 Lawrence Street, Crosses Piz Boulevard, Herring 7-in Charter, Zone 8013.
01:24
Inj 13, engine 40, engine 20, latter 6, rescue 2,508, respondent alarm, 2701, Lawrence Street, Crossed Pace Boulevard, Heron, Seventh Boulevard, Heron, 7, Charter, Zone 8013, inside round 8, 14, 49.
01:38
303-0-6-104-2-303-9-6 Probably responded So-4-5-a-8
01:46
Rescue 2, 10-4-2-4-2-10-4-10-4-2-40 So-4-10-4-20 responding 10-4-202020 20
01:56
10-4-40
01:59
10-4-0-306 10-point-2-33
02:04
Follow 1-151 151 Finally, it plays JPSO and EJ EMS on thing also.
02:14
Copy.
02:18
Twenty-five communications, do you have me to serve it? Here, four.
02:23
Sorry, is there a son for phone?
02:26
Good.
02:27
We're on the phone with Atmosin and the request I know if the gas meter is in the alleyway?
02:33
Yeah, because it's in the front yard.
02:35
It's coming.
02:41
Well, we're multi-year bots.
02:43
We got all the houses next door evacuated, so everybody's out.
02:48
Copy there.
02:49
Is that. This one.
02:55
Oh, I don't know.
03:00
I don't mean an 89, I'll see.
03:03
Copy you, Adrian.
03:17
Engine 538, engine 528, respondent, an accident with injury, 2759, Bella Chase Highways on 5360.
03:26
To accident with injury, 2759, 2759, Belal Chase Highway, Cross Streets, the Falka Boulevard, and Austin Boulevard, is on 5360.
03:35
Complaint advised of a GMC, Sierra, and an Accuro.
03:40
Follow, 151.
03:41
Pull to the side, final 10-0, 1452, 152,
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151.
03:50
Thomas 3 of Police Matter.
03:52
Patient Caz being transferred over to EGMS, file up almost not needed, and J15H returned.
04:00
Copy.
04:03
Copy. Follow 511 in route.
04:06
Copy 511. Copy 511.
04:09
NJ528 in route.
04:11
Copy 528. Copy 528.
04:13
538, Riles.
04:15
Copy 5. Copy 538.
04:16
Copy 5.
04:20
2313, 190-0-1-all-all-all-all-a-all-800-8-800-8-0-8-3-8-3-0-1-14-3.
04:32
5800. 8-0-7-800.
04:35
8-0-7-800.
04:40
803-3-all company, could return.
04:44
803 communication Cary 5757-7-5-3 10-4-5-3 Rescue 2 on service 4G2 6 in service 3,800 101 76 in service
04:58
2496
05:02
32nd, 20 in service, sir.
05:04
Okay,
05:06
we're getting any readings around the houses we've evacuated? Do we need to go bigger? Probably in service.
05:11
To pull, probably.
05:12
The street pass? 24 of things, right.
05:15
To closure 40, 14, 54.
05:17
Well, we get any readings around the houses.
05:20
We need to go bigger perimeter?
05:22
Yeah, I'm after getting your houses across the street, I'm starting to evacuate them, too, so.
05:27
All right, copy.
05:28
Do we need to push our perimeter back some?
05:30
Now, y'all find over there, it seems like the wind's blowing towards 807, so I'll probably go back up back up to wind up down the perimeter over here.
05:39
Okay, when I'm set the command post on this side, once y'all get the ladder truck backed up, do you got a chance to come in with me? The house is on the east side of the street, correct, where that trailer is?
05:52
Yeah, it's how to that.
05:53
Plier. This is going to be on the west side of the street.
05:55
That's what I'm sorry for you.
05:57
Correct, yeah, with California, left side of the street.
06:01
Okay, no.
06:05
All right, all I'm seeing, I'll investigate.
06:09
800 from Colin.
06:11
Copy 5.3.
06:13
Good. The weather service of ours in one scene's direction is northeast at six knots.
06:20
Okay,
06:23
5'2, on the same area.
06:26
Copy. Agent 7 from Command.
06:28
Follow them 800 is my head command.
06:30
807 for command.
06:32
Copy 528.
06:34
Go ahead. Copy on.
06:36
Fire alarm, engine 11.
06:39
If you get settled down, also let me know what houses we are evacuated and how many residents in each.
06:45
In your 11.
06:46
Copy that.
06:48
5.3.5.2.8. Indian 11 is en route to cross-scape goals.
06:53
Great.
06:55
Copy? There's a black vehicle that's been a cross over and you check that one right past me.
07:02
Copy.
07:05
Parlor, 627.
07:07
567.
07:10
627 back in quarters.
07:12
Copy in course.
07:14
Command from 807 for command.
07:16
If we're getting those arenas, might have to go to Avenue G and have that back yard and check those houses too.
07:21
Copy that.
07:23
Nothing you're worth enough.
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