Gas leak causes evacuation near Western Row Rd, Mason OH
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Fire & ArsonA damaged six-inch gas main line caused a heavy gas odor inside and outside a building near Western Row Rd, Mason, Ohio. People are evacuating the building and Duke Energy has been notified to address the high-pressure leak.
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03:42
Transcript:
00:02
Okay, they got a main gas line into the building that's struck.
00:08
They're reporting heavy odor of smoke, or I'm sorry,
00:11
gas in the building.
00:13
This time we're going to have Western Row Command.
00:17
New Crime, notified Duke, Maine,
00:20
break, heavy odor from building Western Row Command.
00:22
14-0-7.
00:27
Se 567 contact 2.
00:34
MS-51-2.
00:36
Medic. 42 to engine 42.
00:43
Ed from Angel Cortez.
00:46
What do you need?
00:47
You can cancel.
00:49
They don't want to be transported.
00:51
No injury claim.
00:53
You're clear.
00:54
Medical 42 dispatch.
00:55
Can you put us back available?
01:02
Medical 42 clear negative injuries back available, 1499.
01:10
I think 52 from a time city one on track for us.
01:17
Engine 58, the command,
01:19
from command.
01:20
Good.
01:21
They're reporting heaviest concentrations on the second floor
01:26
toward the Charlie side of the building.
01:28
If you could check that out for us, please.
01:30
Absolutely.
01:31
Here at the front door, there's a very strong odor, but we're making our way inside now.
01:34
We've got our meter.
01:35
We'll get back to it.
01:36
You're clear.
01:37
They're supposed to be evacuating the building.
01:40
You're clear.
01:41
Yeah, they are actively doing.
01:47
Western Command.
01:51
Weston River Command, go ahead.
01:57
If you get a hold of Duke, let them know that they have an approximately 6-inch main that's been struck and high-pressure leak.
02:09
New York, I'll notify them, approximately 6-inch-inched, high-pressure leak, 1411.
02:19
652 from the time 51 on time 4th.
02:26
It's 1977.
02:32
Clear on 1917.
02:40
Go ahead. Yeah,
02:42
we're getting zeros on the meter.
02:43
There's a faint smell in here.
02:46
But the highest concentration that we found was on that alpha side, if we're calling the alpha side where our trucks parked.
02:55
Dispatch the META 41.
03:00
You're clear.
03:01
Was that odor outside or inside?
03:05
For the most part,
03:07
outside. I mean, it's a little bit inside because the doors are opening, but I would say inside is fine at this point.
03:14
You're clear.
03:16
They're reporting they struck a six-inch main here in the back, so...
03:19
Mediq 41. You've got us arrived at the desert north, please.
03:23
Mediac 41 of the desert north of 1440.
03:31
If you're comfortable on the second floor with the readings, if you could hit the readings on the first floor, Charlie side,
03:38
and then if you're comfortable there, work your way back out.
03:41
We're heading back to the time.
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Western Row Rd, Mason, OH
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