Natural gas leak causes evacuation at dental office, Hillsboro OR
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, a natural gas leak at a dental office near South First Avenue caused three people to feel light-headed and nauseous. The building was evacuated, and emergency responders are treating patients and investigating the source of the leak.
Audio|Heard on: Washington County Fire and EMS
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03:39
Transcript:
00:00
This is an upgrade to a natural gas leak.
00:03
I have three patients on scene light-headed and nauseous.
00:06
Would you like a task force for this?
00:13
That's affirmative.
00:15
And can you add an AMR unit?
00:24
Engine 1, you're in route to Acorn Dentistry, 434 South First Avenue.
00:28
This will be Suite 300.
00:30
I have a report of several employees reporting a smell of natural gas.
00:36
This is going to be possibly coming from the operating room.
00:39
They also advise they do have nitrous that is also piped into the building.
00:43
It's been known if there's any nitrous leak as well.
00:46
All occupants are out, and again, we have three patients,
00:49
light-headed and vicious.
00:56
Andrew and Cuppies are we going to switch to 35?
01:00
That's affirmative.
01:01
Let's leave this to 35.
01:07
The NJ1 on up to 35.
01:12
Go ahead.
01:17
Engine 6, Truck 5, and Chief 1.
01:21
Respond to commercial fire.
01:23
At 434 South First Avenue.
01:27
Unit 300. Cross streets are southeast Oak Street and the Named Street.
01:35
He's evacuated off of chimney lane off the 1st Avenue.
01:41
Engine 1 will be...
01:43
doing triage as a report of the three patients and investigating Suite 300.
01:56
Enjoy a copy on seeing single-story commercial building, triaging patients and investigating Suite 300 at 934.
02:09
AMR 121, respond to commercial fire at 434, South First Avenue.
02:16
Unit 300. Cross streets are southeast Oaks Street and Named Street.
02:25
Do you want to go ahead?
02:28
Can you add 1-2-3 ALS if we have potential patients?
02:33
That's right if I just added them, they should be coming up on the channel shortly.
02:38
Or if I'm here going to the address on first, can you switch to 35? Can you switch to 35?
02:51
Do you come any more one to one?
02:56
One to one, go ahead.
02:59
She went right to you first from Oak and Adams.
03:02
Thank you. A couple of year and out to Acorn Dentistry, 434, South First Avenue, this would be 3,300.
03:09
The Acorn Dentistry businesses evacuated probably three patients being triaged by Engine 1, possible gas leaks.
03:21
And Firecom engine one has First Avenue command.
03:26
I'll pass command to C-1.
03:28
C-1, engine one's getting ready to enter the structure.
03:32
A report off of the, or report from the patient, so everybody's feeling fine right now.
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Location mentioned:
S 1st Ave Ste 300, Hillsboro, OR 97123
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