Possible natural gas leak prompts evacuation in Lafayette, Lafayette IN
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Fire and emergency units responded to a possible natural gas leak near Heritage Drive in Lafayette. Residents were evacuated from the home as a precaution while crews investigated the scene.
Audio|Heard on: Tippecanoe County Fire
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04:53
Transcript:
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Sentinel Houses, Engine 9, Engine 6, Squad 2, en route for possible gas leak near Heritage Drive.
00:07
Engine 9, Engine 6, Squad 2.
00:09
Stay by for this much.
00:18
Engine 9, Engine 6, en route for possible gas leak near Heritage Drive.
00:26
Heritage Drive.
00:28
Caller reports smell of natural gas in the home.
00:31
Everyone is outside of the house.
00:33
Engine 9, Engine 6, Squad 2, respond on Channel 9, timeout 1633.
00:42
Engine 9 is en route near Heritage.
00:45
Engine 9.
00:50
Agent 6 in there.
00:59
Agent 6.
01:01
Lavia, Quint 5.
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Quint 5. Quint 5.
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Quint 5 is clear in red cloud.
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We're not far from Heritage.
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You can disregard the Quint 5 will make that call.
01:19
Clear point five.
01:21
Agent six with clear on the disregard of the practice service.
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Engine six.
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TMS3.
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CEMF3. This faster.
01:39
MediC, clear?
01:43
MediC2 is available.
01:50
Sorry, it's broken you by hearing out to east.
01:54
Medic 2 is available at East? Ah, clear 2.
02:02
I've actually got to run for you.
02:04
It's going to be at (number withheld), apartment 16 for a mental e-vow.
02:10
Staying around.
02:15
This trash, medic 1.
02:17
Go ahead, one.
02:20
One isn't out? Are you?
02:28
Buttergown Fire, have a 1050 P.I.
02:32
We at the intersection of 50 West and 500 North.
02:36
50 West and 500 North have one sec, meaning of the pain.
02:40
We'll have an ambulance en route shortly for 10-time, (number withheld).
02:47
723s en route.
02:49
7-23s en route.
02:51
7-24 is in-route.
02:53
TMS-3 dispatch.
02:56
724.
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EMS3.
03:02
We've got a minor PI crash up on the northwest side.
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You want me to check with Purdue or want me to append it? 7.78 general.
03:11
Since it's over there, let him to help out.
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717.
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Clear.
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731 doing out of station two.
03:22
Engine 9 is arriving near Heritage, occupants are out of the house.
03:26
Engine 9 is going to investigate.
03:29
Okay.
03:30
Marriage in 9.
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781, I'm being around direct.
03:38
721's en route.
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Okay.
03:41
Okay.
03:43
5 is arrived level.
03:44
In Engine 9, we're going around to get Heritage.
03:47
Copy that.
03:50
723 this much.
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723. Just to inform your ambulance is coming from Purdue.
04:03
Okay, thank you.
04:08
Med 816, standby for an off-campus medical call.
04:16
Medic 16 be en route to 50 West 500 North, referencing a crash with back pain, tone time 1639.
04:28
Engine 9, Quipa, Zonal hydrant.
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Copy that.
04:38
Engine 9 is currently investigating and everyone else can hang tight.
04:42
We'll let you know shortly.
04:48
Section 9 to all units, you can disregard, 9 will stay on scene for a bit.
04:52
Everything should be good here.
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Location mentioned:
Heritage Dr, Lafayette, IN 47905
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