Gas oven explosion causes minor burns at Bethesda cafeteria, Bethesda MD
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Fire & ArsonA gas pizza oven malfunctioned and caused an explosion in the B1 cafeteria of building 10 at NIH in Bethesda. There was no active fire, and only minor facial burns were reported for one employee.
Audio|Heard on: Montgomery County MD Fire Rescue 7A4 Incident 10
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04:24
Transcript:
00:00
We have a gas oven that exploded in building 10, room B1.
00:05
I'm reporting no fire.
00:12
Time's up in one number one.
00:14
Battalion steps if you want to go ahead.
00:20
Add myself.
00:21
Entry 751 and tower 751 to the bottom.
00:26
Engine 751, tower 751.
00:28
And first two engine and first two engine and first seat truck.
00:30
We were on the south side of our building 10.
00:38
Okay, it was Halloween, it's 151.
00:46
Also add our ambulance to the call and drop.
00:52
Hamilton 741 Bravo.
00:58
Okay, batonies 151.
01:00
Ambulance 541 Bravo, you may go into service.
01:07
Engine 751 is home seen.
01:10
I have my own water with the connections on the south side of building to be on investigating.
01:15
Got nothing other.
01:22
Everybody's okay.
01:34
Things and see ones on the scene I'll set with command of my vehicle on the south side of our building 10th.
01:46
If nothing evident.
01:48
Call originated for the B1 level cafeteria.
01:53
The running order is going to be ended 751, paramedic ended 320, ended 750.
02:00
Ending 707-06.
02:05
Montgomery, you can drop 705 Bravo off a cold.
02:13
Montgomery is okay.
02:15
Under 75 robin the goose service.
02:22
And something to this plan.
02:24
I'm on scene at the loading dock.
02:28
I'll take the hydrogen across the street from the loading dock.
02:32
B1.
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This is a big one fan.
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Go ahead.
02:46
Vision one fan.
02:48
Engine 571 time 751 report to the B1 cafeteria. The pizza oven probably went off stage. Fine that space was oven. No smoke, no fire.
03:07
There's not many evacuated permit.
03:12
And the units responding to NIH, building 10.
03:15
9000 Rockville Pike.
03:17
They have a malfunction piece another.
03:19
All units passively staged upon arrival.
03:22
Power 731 is investigating.
03:28
Power 751 and pizza oven to B1 cafeteria had to lay lights for the gas pizza oven stove.
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Which flashed.
03:38
It is now operating normally.
03:40
Recommendation for only unit full 51.
03:47
And he is responding to NIH building 10.
03:50
They're malfunctioning pizza oven on the B1 level cafeteria.
03:55
We're holding with Coney 51 and return the balance of the assignment.
03:59
Montgomery, we're switching to our radios.
04:03
You can have Alpha 4 commands terminate.
04:08
Montgomery is okay.
04:10
You're just going to service command terminate 612.
04:17
First thing that you want to come in.
04:19
You got an employee coming up there south.
04:21
It's not unified by the handle.
04:23
May have minor burns on his face.
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Location mentioned:
Building 10, Bethesda, MD 20892
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