Gas leak reported in apartment building near Kensington Ave, Richmond VA
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, a gas leak was reported inside an apartment near Kensington Avenue. Fire crews responded and gas utilities were notified. The cause was identified as a faulty stove with no hazardous gas detected.
Audio|Heard on: Richmond City Fire Dispatch
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Transcript:
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Engine 10, engine 12, engine 19, truck 3, safety 1, and battalion 2.
00:06
Inside gas leak.
00:08
Near Kensington Avenue, apartment 1.
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Engine 10, engine 12, engine 19, truck 3, safety 1, and Battalion 2.
00:18
Inside gas leak.
00:20
Near Kensington Aves Rich, apartment 1.
00:24
Cross streets are North Thompson Street and North Nansemond Street.
00:28
OnTAC channel 3.
00:29
Timeout, 1642.
00:38
Engine 13.
00:41
Breathing. 18, West 27th Street at Malvern C.
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Fox Manor. Engine 13.
00:47
Reading.
00:48
18, West 27th Street at Malvern Cepox Manor.
00:53
Cross streets are Wythe Street and Wolf Oak Street.
00:56
On-Tack Channel 2.
00:58
Time out. 1644.
01:04
Companies responding near Kensington Avenue, Apartment 1 for the gas leak inside, caller smells gas.
01:14
Gas utilities have been notified.
01:20
You can show me in a complex,
01:23
attempt to locate the exact apartment.
01:27
He can go in to show me as the Kensington have the command.
01:31
Tan and Truck Thru will be an investigative group for the arrival.
01:35
I'll give you the command post when I find one.
01:42
I'll see Battalion 2 is on team near 3511 Kensington.
01:47
Kensington.
01:51
Titan 2 has command 1644 hours.
01:59
Let's go and change that to a three-story apartment, residents outside waiting us down, command posts were located across the street.
02:10
Receive three-story apartment, command post will be on the outside,
02:14
being waived in by residents,
02:16
1646 hours.
02:18
I'm saying two from engine 12.
02:19
We were at first company, engine company, engine 12.
02:22
I'll take first due responsibility.
02:28
We have the uh, a hydrant at Nancy.
02:35
I'm not sure you can space right there.
02:42
Richmond's 995 command.
02:45
Where at 955 command?
02:49
Yes, sir, could you make sure a trooper is going to respond to the southbound side,
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please?
02:59
And from 1912.
03:03
Okay, Lieutenant.
03:06
And if you can have a truck company come in do a sweep of the, just monitor in the area, we think it's a faulty stove,
03:12
pilot lights unable to relight.
03:16
Receive, they welcome in a bill right now.
03:22
And from engine 12.
03:24
No readings in the apartment.
03:26
I'm going to narrow it down to a faulty stove, engine 12.
03:32
Received. All of the companies can take up on Kensington Avenue, Agent 12 to handle.
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Location mentioned:
Kensington Ave Apt 1, Richmond, VA 23221
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