Natural gas leak prompts house evacuation in Woodbridge, Woodbridge VA
Fire & ArsonFire and police responded to a natural gas leak at a house near Alaska Road in Woodbridge, Virginia. Occupants were evacuated, the gas meter was shut off, and nearby roads were closed for safety. The house is being ventilated until gas levels drop before anyone can return. No abnormal gas readings were found outside or in neighboring homes.
Audio|Source: Prince William County Police and Fire
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Transcript:
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Open up some doors and windows on your way out.
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Okay.
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We're going to be, once we naturally ventilate, open up some windows and doors.
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We're going to be outside alpha at the road.
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Okay.
00:20
Speaking a foreign language, sounded in distress, and then disconnected,
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upon a time sending a callback, you continue to hang up on us.
00:28
This one unit, that can start the back.
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There are you and check one.
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Okay.
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We're sorry for me here.
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Number 46, double tag.
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Go ahead.
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Virginia tag, Sierra, Zulu, Bravo, (number withheld).
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Okay, 1044.
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Ninja 523 for command.
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Let me know once you stop smelling gas from the exterior.
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And we'll, uh, go.
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Take some more reading.
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That's happy.
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Truck 20 made entry back into the structure they're opening off for natural ventilation.
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Okay.
01:37
47 L. Central.
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Gun.
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I'm going to be in the area of Delany Road and the Peter Court on follow-up.
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You don't need for a back.
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Okay.
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1350, 20, you're not largely.
02:03
Okay, I'm shutting on the road, Rivington Road.
02:10
Yeah, copy.
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We're just checking to make sure the thermostat doesn't hit on 58 track on.
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Okay.
02:23
Engine 520 from command.
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Go ahead, command.
02:30
Just make sure the streets shut down on your side.
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Copy.
02:40
Truck 520's driver from command.
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Go ahead.
02:48
Once with these cars come off this street, can you shut down the side of the street as well?
02:53
Okay.
03:01
Okay,
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may, go ahead.
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Washington Gas is direct on ETA for the rep.
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Did you need PD to assist with shutting down the road?
03:11
Yes, if you could start two officers, this way, it'd be great.
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Okay.
03:19
1-19211, just 1 did we find the crash?
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116-1-negative.
03:28
Well, I drove through the intersection and you have admin call them back for a better location.
03:34
Okay.
03:39
Can you plan any available motor units on east to assist with traffic control?
03:46
That's right.
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I'm okay.
03:48
It's 10.40 hour.
03:54
Our department's requesting assistance was shutting down the road for a gas league on Alaska Road, Bravo 11.
04:02
Okay, I'll get you one in a minute.
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Okay, thank you.
04:09
487, I'm directing the gas league. 487. I'm directing the gas league.
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487.
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It's William from command.
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Command.
04:24
Situation update.
04:27
Units did find elevated levels of natural gas inside the house up to 27% LEL.
04:34
We had to evacuate and shut down the meter from the exterior.
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We're going to let the house naturally ventilate until it's at lower levels before we can go back in.
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Holding all units for an undetermined amount of time.
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Okay, 1049.
04:57
Okay, it's right.
05:01
I'm direct, I'll be there in a second.
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If you six, I'm on two.
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Okay.
05:15
I'll be back on the exterior, and can you confirm if you had any other readings other than the LEL on your meter?
05:22
That's affirmative.
05:23
We're staging across the street on the sidewalk with engine 523.
05:28
We had no abnormal readings, elevated readings,
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on the number two floor.
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Okay.
05:41
No abnormal ratings on the number two floor.
05:43
Do you have any carbon monoxide or is just the LEL?
05:47
LEL and low oxygen.
05:53
Okay.
05:57
We did have puddles of water underneath the water heater.
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I believe the water heater blue put out the pilot light and that's what's leaking natural gas.
06:07
Okay.
06:10
Key coordinate with engine 523 and just do a quick parameter check just to make sure we don't have any readings on the exterior.
06:17
I just want to confirm we don't need to evacuate any of the neighbors.
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Okay.
06:30
Okay. Okay not far. The clerk is this.
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He's from the phone call complaint.
06:34
Okay.
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4776.
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Run.
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I have one adult male on board on a ECO[1] and routes to the CRC.
06:51
Okay, clear.
06:54
Okay, 1452.
07:01
No abnormal readings, no abnormal smell from the exterior.
07:04
We do have a good wind blowing Charlie to Alpha.
Police codes explained
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[1]
ECO: Emergency Custody Order
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Location mentioned:
Alaska Rd, Woodbridge, VA 22191
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