Gas leak sparks urgent response at Maryland home, Indian Head MD
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Fire & ArsonCrews responded to a gas leak odor reported in the basement of a two-story Maryland home with a buried propane tank, which led to evacuation and active investigation.
Audio|Heard on: Charles County Fire & EMS
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03:10
Transcript:
00:00
5831, 5831, Oak Forest Court off Black Trial Street, gas leak inside of the dwelling.
00:08
Truck 20 has been alerted operation on South 3-845.
00:14
Truck 20 and 3-845.
00:17
Truck 20, sounds free.
00:23
Just 7-2 stage.
00:27
And then 7-2.
00:33
Saying so they,
00:35
I'll be out of that 5807-8-078-8-4 scored best Alps in the Huddersburg command.
00:42
G7, you have the recon.
00:44
Set and two-story single family, one basement.
00:51
Nothing evident from the outside.
00:54
360 complete.
00:56
I got a walkout basement side Charlie with the deck over and the propane tank is in the ground and in the rear.
01:08
You're making entry with the crew of two.
01:12
All right, Chief 7.
01:14
Go to Al3, please.
01:20
Make it way down with the backup meter.
01:25
Okay, the tower is ahead of me.
01:27
I can come down with personnel, my meter's not charging, not powering up.
01:34
Copy that's your, that's fine.
01:36
Just what's your base, that's personnel down on.
01:39
Also from Anna Squad 3, you can go ahead and go ready.
01:48
Who's on the scene?
01:50
A two-story single family with frame construction.
01:53
All the basement.
01:55
Nothing evident from the outside.
01:58
360 complete.
01:59
Had a walkout basement,
02:01
side Charlie with a deck over.
02:03
The propane tank is in the yard in the rear, buried.
02:08
Make an injury of the crew of two.
02:10
He met with the homeowner.
02:12
He said he had an odor of gas in the basement and the furnace was not coming home this morning.
02:19
The house is evacuated.
02:24
It's okay.
02:26
Also, you'll have an Engine 3 crew and Tower 9 crew coming out in the second meter.
02:34
Okay,
02:35
first floor,
02:37
that's a doorway,
02:38
20.902, no other meter activity.
02:41
We do have a small bit of activity on the CGI.
02:49
No odor making our way down to the basement.
02:59
20.9% of the two, no other meter activity.
03:03
You have a very slight odor in the utility area of the basement or investigating.
03:09
Get it back to you.
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Oak Forest Ct, Maryland
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