Gas leak prompts evacuations near Avenue F and 6th Street, Westwego LA
Other Non-Crime Emergency (Hazardous Material/Gas Leak)Emergency crews responded to a major gas leak near Avenue F, Avenue G, and 6th Street. They evacuated homes on the leak side of the street and monitored gas levels to ensure safety.
Audio|Source: Metro New Orleans Area Fire Departments
07:19
Transcript:
00:00
I had that second gas meter ready.
00:02
Let me know if we get some readings.
00:08
This man from near 807.
00:10
Go ahead.
00:16
Hey, Chief Avenue F, Don.
00:18
I'm working my way to Avenue G since I can wait that area.
00:24
All right, so we, one house on my side of the leak, all the way to six streets, evacuated on the leak side of the street, correct?
00:34
Confirmative.
00:36
Okay, copy.
00:38
What type of rings are we getting with the full gas?
00:45
My question I have the need, so I think he's got it right now.
00:47
He's going to let you know.
00:49
I copy.
00:51
Okay.
00:54
8.59 quarters?
00:57
I got 613.
00:59
I'll take off.
01:02
Copy 8.5.9.
01:04
Okay. We need to get 613 to one of our pickup trucks who is in the air condition, let me know.
01:10
Copy, we go.
01:13
Copy if any EMS care, let us know.
01:17
Copy that. Probably should get them over at stage.
01:21
Also,
01:23
we didn't see me and yell them off.
01:25
Thank you. All right, Captain.
01:29
Command is making your noise.
01:37
Good.
01:41
Davey once know what 615 is cleared, if you know.
01:45
Yeah, I have 615 we remove two people.
01:48
Copy.
01:50
Donovan, if you don't have nothing going on, make your way to me see you get this other four gas meter.
01:55
Copy.
01:57
Engine 5, car 201, medical response, female passed out.
02:03
Laceration to the head, near Rosetta Drive is on 121.
02:08
Engine 5, car 201, medical response, female passed out, laceration to the head.
02:16
Near Rosetta is on 121, EMS en route, I'm out of 1510.
02:24
File, Longerge of 5, respondent.
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10-4.
02:31
20-4 moves out.
02:33
20-4 moves out.
02:34
104. 104.
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20807 from command.
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Go ahead.
02:49
Michael, we know we're going to be readings by the leak.
02:51
Let's start working our way down with towards 6th Street and see if we get any reasons by the houses.
02:57
Probably.
02:59
If you start getting some readings, let me know so we can start logging them.
03:04
The only reasons I've got are for CO and H.S.2 and it only jumped up to one.
03:09
Okay, so we get no LEL in any, correct.
03:13
No, not yet.
03:18
you to do is downwind, we're leaving the winds blowing towards 6th Street towards Avenue G.
03:24
So any place it looks like it might be a pocket around any houses, probably hit some readings right there.
03:42
Our 11 for 12 area, vegetation fire.
03:50
And a lot. Possibly out of control, near Carroll Road, Highway 433, Latter, Tac 1A.
04:00
Come there, Pornado, 707.
04:03
5-home engine 12 is complete.
04:06
We'll be heading that way.
04:08
Good. Copy engine 12, chalk 1A.
04:13
Agent 21, responding to a 6th M.SMPD with fourth entry, near Gibson Street, Cross 4th Street, Union 6212, zone 759.
04:24
I got 6.23 Avenue G.
04:27
It's going to have one person with $2, they're going to be a back ring at this time.
04:33
Cancel latter, love.
04:35
Cox. Hi, Kotke.
04:37
Why we send it in him, Raymond?
04:39
Repeat that.
04:41
Where they're going to evacuate too?
04:44
Well, I'm copy.
04:46
Agent 21, response to assists EMS and PD with fourth entry.
04:53
Near Gifts and Street Clause 4th Street.
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Unit 6212, zone 759, use Fireground 9 times 1514.
05:05
21, 10.4.
05:08
So she's actually going to go out to our daughter's house a couple blocks down towards Avenue H and everything, so she's going to be out the area.
05:15
Okay, copy.
05:16
If they need some place to go, let us know so we can coordinate that, okay? But if they evacuate on their own to their own place, just let's know.
05:23
Copy that.
05:25
Send the next closest engine follow.
05:29
Outlight over.
05:31
Communications, Agent 21.
05:34
Go for Injic.
05:36
Agent 21, you're being canceled.
05:41
5-1-5-1-1-Sea.
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We'll be in command of custody.
05:48
104. 1014-15.
05:50
104. 15-15.
05:58
104. Oh, okay.
05:59
Oh, okay.
06:01
15, respond to the brush fire near Carroll Road, Highway 433 with 110 and 12.
06:09
Under 1 5, tap 1-9.
06:17
Diesel 7 from command.
06:24
605 Avenue G, that's the one on the corner.
06:27
Do we get me contact with that one?
06:29
Unknocked, no one answered the door.
06:34
Okay, the one on the corner of the F and 6th Street, the 4,800.
06:38
We made no contact at that one either? Pardon, yeah, I'm not going to answer that one.
06:43
Alright, we're about 617 and 621 Avenue G.
06:48
No, no one answered those.
06:51
Hi, copy, you hit 623.
06:58
Yeah, 623, and then I got 627.
07:01
No one answered that to work.
07:02
And then 629, they're going to have one person that's going to be evacuating.
07:07
He asked for the Texas, though, lady that was at 623, and they're going to evacuate together, so.
07:12
Okay, copper, so the other is going to be 629.
07:15
Are we taking how many out of that one? Just one person out of that one.
07:18
Hi, copy.
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Ave F, Westwego, LA 70094
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