Gas leak prompts evacuation of homes near Avenue F and 6th St, Westwego LA
Fire & ArsonA gas leak was detected near Avenue F and 6th Street in Westwego, Louisiana. Several homes in the area were evacuated as a safety precaution due to the strong odor of gas. The utility company and fire department were on site to manage the situation. No fire or explosion was reported, but the evacuation perimeter was established to protect residents.
Audio|Source: Metro New Orleans Area Fire Departments
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Transcript:
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We've checked all the way down to 6-3.
00:01
We're not getting any additional readings by any of these structures.
00:05
I copy. We can hold this perimeter in.
00:08
Copy.
00:09
Copy.
00:13
Line 11 response to the medical.
00:15
(number withheld), Murray Street, Cross.
00:21
Is that a man follow? Miss, this is in the United States by his preaching.
00:25
31-4-8-9-9-8-9-9-4.
00:34
7-8-9-9-9-8-9. 10-4[1]. 10-4.
00:37
10-4[1]. 7-89.
00:41
I'm making on.
00:44
Success.
00:50
While we're not repeating any readings, we all have a very distinct odor from the gas line.
00:57
Keep on, Mr.
01:03
Take it for me those seven.
01:05
Good.
01:10
631, no one answered the door, and then I'm not going to 48, 19 on 7th Street, and no one answered the door.
01:17
Do you want me to do these last couple ones on 7th Street?
01:21
I think we go it on 7th Street, Raymond, stand by one.
01:25
All right, copy.
01:30
I thought a little...
01:31
Raymond, if you go around and come to Avenue after you can get the command post, I'll show you what we're going to do next.
01:36
Copy my head your way right now.
01:42
And Portway 29.
01:44
Good.
01:49
Do you have a status on 4,800, the intersection of 6 and F?
01:55
We tried to make contact there.
01:57
We didn't get touch with nobody yet.
02:00
There's another command follow along, EMS transport and patient to St.
02:03
Bernard. You can put five in service, signal 321.
02:07
We're going to contact the homeowner just now, and the homeowner from 613 is in the residential.
02:12
Central AMS Transport and 3215 in service, 1521.
02:18
You may contact in what was the other port?
02:23
And the resident from 613 is also in the address.
02:26
All right, so 613 Avenue F is in 4,800 6th Street House.
02:34
Okay,
02:36
I want to move back to 8,800, which should be the corner of 6th Street and I have into that corner back to that helps me.
02:42
Copy.
02:44
Let me know how many residents live at 4,800 when we do it.
02:51
Okay.
02:53
Can't command?
02:54
Good.
02:59
4,800-6-3 has four occupants.
03:03
All right, copy.
03:05
Where are they going to go?
03:10
The command number of my phone file, so I got the utmost reference.
03:14
Copy, command.
03:15
That's one command.
03:21
My evacuation radius, make sure he's good with that if he wants to say expand.
03:26
All right, Topper chief, give me the last house on the left-hand side that you got here.
03:34
So we're from 620 all the way to Avenue to 6th Street.
03:39
Okay.
03:42
On the right-hand side of the street, on the left-hand side of the street, and on Avenue G that backs up to this.
03:48
Okay.
03:51
Okay. Okay.
03:53
Okay.
03:54
Okay.
03:57
Good. The occupants of 4,800, 6th Street are heading on the personal vehicle for a little bit.
04:03
They are taking the occupant of 613 with them.
04:07
All right, copy.
04:09
Be advised, we may also have a warm pit in the back of 4,800-6-3.
04:14
Kind of like a barbecue pit or a fire pit?
04:17
Barbecue pit, power grill.
04:20
All right, what's that address?
04:23
4,800-6-3.
04:27
All right, Captain.
04:33
EOC command.
04:35
Prento.
04:39
Hey, did I hear you say that you have an Atmos rep on site?
04:44
Copy, Atmos is here.
04:45
They got the construction crew and route.
04:47
They're going to have to dig for it.
04:52
I copy that.
04:53
I just want to just get back with our ESF guy here, just make sure to let him know.
04:59
So just to get through to slow down his actions, so somebody's over there.
05:02
All right, EOC stand by.
05:03
I'm prepared.
05:05
Chief, at most gas is perfect with your evacuation at this time.
05:11
All right, copy.
05:12
Follow on command.
05:14
Command. We talk with the utmost rep user TAY with our evacuation perimeter.
05:19
Copy, command.
05:24
I will come in, you got a minute, I'm going to give you some addresses of what we evacuated.
05:28
5-1-1-2-8. 3-8.
05:32
Tommy, you come in.
05:33
Go ahead.
05:35
3-28 available fuels.
05:38
Copy, available, fuel.
05:40
Agent 16, engine 1, engine 29, ladder 8, rescue 2502, 2506 response to a building, 1966 Jackson Avenue across South Yarotoga Street, zone 2008.
05:52
All right.
05:53
This home will be Avenue F.
05:55
605, two occupants, one dog, 607, one occupant, 609, one occupant one dog,
06:04
613, two occupants, 615, two occupants,
06:10
620, one occupant, one dog.
06:12
Engine 16, engine 1, engine 29, ladder 8, rescue 2, 502, 502, 506, responsible building.
06:21
1966, Jackson Avenue, across South Saratoga Tova Street, zone 2008, use fireground 2, time 15, 26.
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29,
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29.
06:34
16, 1014, 1014, 16.
06:38
One, ten-four.
06:40
Ten-four-j-j-one.
06:41
Five-o-60-four.
06:43
Ten-for-five-o-six.
06:47
Copy, command.
06:52
I have six to zero-five, two occupants, one dog.
06:56
Six-zero-seven, one occupant,
07:00
one occupant, one dog.
07:03
Five or two, ten-four.
07:05
Ten-four. Ten-five-two.
07:07
613, 2 occupants, 615, 2 occupants, and 620, one occupant, one dog.
07:14
Rescue 2.
07:16
Copy. I'll give you a couple more in a second.
07:19
2432.
07:21
13's area cardiac arrest at (number withheld) Yorkshire Drive, Office of...
07:27
A lot of ground.
07:29
Copy. Copy.
07:30
24 letter 8.
07:31
Off of Wellington Lane, Lye 13, engine 17, EMS1.
07:38
Come on alarm, heat-led at 317, available fitness.
07:41
Copy 317 Available Fitness.
07:44
Fly ground wheel.
07:46
Communication.
07:48
Fire round two.
07:50
Call on, Knie.
07:52
Okay.
07:53
616 Avenue F, where the leak is, six of personnel.
08:00
Communications have followed to and all companies responding to the building in 1966, Jackson Avenue.
08:05
The call provides a smell gas inside of the kitchen.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment or message received; affirmative or OK.
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Location mentioned:
Ave F & 6th St, Westwego, LA 70094
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