Gas leak reported with evacuation on Kingswood Lane, Lynchburg VA
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Fire & ArsonA gas leak was reported near Kingswood Lane. Residents evacuated due to a strong gas odor. The gas company previously checked and turned the gas back on but did not test the air. Fire and EMS units were dispatched. Poor road conditions and a possibly stuck vehicle were noted nearby.
Audio|Heard on: Campbell County Fire and EMS
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05:10
Transcript:
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84, EMS8, respond for possible gas leak, near Kingswood Lane,
00:08
Kingswood Lane.
00:10
Respond your traffic on Ops 2, again, Ops 2, (number withheld).
00:19
Camel 13022 is in route this station.
00:23
I copy 1302, I'll show you in route.
00:25
The caller advised that they just returned home.
00:28
They said the gas had been off for a few hours.
00:30
They've had the gas company come out and check.
00:33
They still advise that there's a strong smell inside the residence.
00:37
They've gone back outside at this time.
00:41
Yeah, well.
00:44
Campbell 435.
00:46
She's 13, Ralph.
00:48
Copy 213. Were you direct with the note?
00:51
Thank you.
00:53
Yes, ma'am, thank you.
00:58
Campbell, 1304 in route.
01:01
1304, I copy of traffic.
01:07
F.M1 tried again, you were talked over?
01:11
If I'm actually wanted, Chief 13.
01:16
Yes, sir, go ahead.
01:20
On Friday during the first storm, I had to go to the 600 block of Kingswood.
01:25
It's your discretion, but you might want to choose your first truck to be a brush truck to get to that 1,000 block.
01:33
10-4[1], we have a chains on one of the engines that we can send also.
01:42
Okay, you may want to scout it with a brush truck if possible.
01:47
Campbell back to the 6th and route.
01:49
2-04, yeah, I wanted to grab the gas meter and the pressure solar with an engine.
02:03
Copy.
02:08
G13. Also just be advised that we were notified by VSP yesterday around 3 o'clock.
02:15
On Kingswood Lane,
02:18
there would be a VSP SUV that was disabled in that area.
02:24
They still had advice if they've gotten it down the road or not.
02:30
All right, send forward.
02:35
I'm just a question of the main vehicles.
02:37
We don't have airbags on the motor trucks.
02:41
How much do you have three airbags?
02:47
13 or G13?
02:53
Yes, sir.
02:57
We'll run the business meter in the inventory 10 off of Ingent 13, put in the command truck in the spawn network.
03:06
Time for me, thank you.
03:07
I'll respond behind your handsome.
03:09
The engine.
03:14
1906 on expression.
03:17
Time for.
03:23
G13 EMSA, do you want to hold your ambulance on nighthawk and not going to Kingswood Lane since we possibly have a vehicle stuck there in terrible road conditions?
03:39
I'm out of gate forward redirect.
03:46
Can't wait for us direct.
03:49
Never.
03:55
Yeah, both top 20.
03:58
Go ahead.
04:01
520 is out of service.
04:10
And what did the plot owner? The gas company came in a leak to off.
04:21
The caller advised at the gas company came out of the gas company came out at Vise.
04:25
They could not find a leak and they turned the gas on while they were there, but they did not test the air.
04:38
10-4[1]
04:44
T13 Yes ma'am I just got off the phone of the state.
04:55
They advised that the agent was able to get the vehicle today as they plowed this morning.
05:01
I'm still unsure of the current road conditions.
05:03
I just wanted to let you know.
05:08
Thank you. Time more.
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10-4: Acknowledgment/Affirmative
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Location mentioned:
Kingswood Ln, Lynchburg, VA 24504
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