Propane leak isolated to outdoor tank at Gainesville home, Gainesville VA
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a single-family home near Catharpin Road in Gainesville for a reported propane odor. They found and isolated a leak originating from an outdoor propane tank. The situation was controlled and crews cleared the scene.
Audio|Heard on: Prince William County Police and Fire
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07:11
Transcript:
00:00
One scene directs to engine 521, two-story with a half a floor, single-family structure,
00:05
investigating 1558.
00:10
Engine 521 from Engine 505, we're going to state to face the driveway to the length, if needed for water supply.
00:21
6.6, Director, Sheriff, 28, if you could.
00:23
I'm going to try to get the manager for you for tomorrow on the phone, too.
00:29
Cherokee-6-3.
00:30
You put in the call from that.
00:36
1506, I'll be out at 111-1-45 industrial meeting with the call.
00:41
Okay, 1606.
00:47
Bravo, Bravo, 7.541 that's swerving in the roadway.
00:50
They're on smoke town going towards Oldbridge, Prince William Clear, 1559.
00:58
You just responded to the Cahornbaker at university.
01:02
We advised the call, the person that we spoke to be used for tomorrow was sure if they were having someone picked up waiting for a callback director.
01:15
37, Darden Drive Cross and Velfordford Court.
01:18
Metac 5-2515, 2014, $1, 1,600 hours.
01:25
This one's Jameson, Brockul-11, Copyball, Offence for Vehicle Reckless.
01:30
It's going to be for the location of Niazco Mills Road, Pursuring Highway, Niasco Mills Road, Hiroshima Highway.
01:38
Callaghanes to be for a vehicle speeding and serving and serving in the middle lanes.
01:42
Going south on the Route 1.
01:44
It's going to be a Black Condo Corp, Virginia, Tag, Kingo, Bravo, Exway,
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(number withheld).
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Christian, 101 146.
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No one's name with question clear, 200.
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So we're going to do ventilate.
02:07
Okay, what are you reading?
02:13
Nothing on the four gas, but with our sniffer,
02:16
we were getting 300 parts from million by the purge now.
02:25
Okay.
02:27
So there's a room in the house that you're smelling propane?
02:32
So let's the accent reported.
02:41
Okay 522 is on the scene,
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the end of the driveway.
02:46
Do you need anything from us for rescue engine 521?
02:51
David, you can stage up there.
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I'm a monitor the first floor here real quick.
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If not, I have a fan on my brain.
03:05
The two children that they grab were AWOL and they are back here.
03:09
Do you want to send a unit over here? There's still a third that's at large.
03:14
You know,
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six, I'm direct, I'll head over there and I'll take the missing report.
03:25
What other units may me add use for control for back so we can cut the chair for me.
03:32
Okay, 15-0 station in a back.
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Thirteen hundred.
03:38
Okay, Thirteen hundred.
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Ten,
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seven, nine.
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Thirteen hundred, you can disregard.
03:45
One falling on scene of use for tomorrow.
03:50
Thirteen hundred, you can disregard.
03:53
Okay. Okay.
03:57
Let me see four, I'll show you clue.
04:00
Fifty-one.
04:05
Okay, so I'm going to have one adult female patched drownboard in route to Potomich Course Minnesota.
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Myllage is going to be 118-9-556.
04:16
Okay, I can't repeat your relation one more time?
04:20
I'll be in route to Potomish Middle School.
04:23
Okay.
04:29
Correct, correct.
04:31
RPA 16 Inns.
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15.06.
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At Arbor, Terrence, Senior, living near Gardner Drive,
04:47
Emmett saw 11, engine 508, respond at 1604 hours for 85-year-old female, lower back pain, and difficulty breathing.
04:55
Use the front entrance.
05:02
Right at the valve on their snipper core gas is all clear.
05:08
Normal readings outside as well.
05:15
Okay.
05:17
Were you able to figure out if there's a company that owns the tank?
05:26
Marshall will be handling.
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I come in, 16-05.
05:36
So they already contacted the gas company and they're coming back out.
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Okay.
05:48
Motor 408663, you have 1605.
05:55
Titan 501 from Engine 505.5, I believe we can kind of hold this fire.
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So I'll recommend dropping the channel back and place in Rescue 522, the tanker, and yourself in service.
06:09
Okay, did we get the tank shut off?
06:16
Tank is shut off, it's just a bleeder valve.
06:22
Okay.
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principally from Tainte 501.
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Tain 5501.
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Crews investigated, isolated the leak to the tank, which is outside.
06:40
And we hold Engine 505, Resc Engine 521.
06:46
Everybody else can go on service release channel.
06:56
Putting in Sun Tzu, the inside gas leak, near Catharpin Road.
07:01
It's been isolated to the tank outside, we're holding engine 505 rescue engine 521.
07:06
We're going to clear the channel, and you switch for traffic to 5 Bravo.
07:09
Five travelers cleared 1607.
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Location mentioned:
Catharpin Rd, Gainesville, VA 20155
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