#98QBKiller Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 On the way home from work I noticed that there are cop cars parked at every single intersection of Connecticut Ave and right now there is a helicopter w/ a searchlight circling our neighborhood....I can't seem to find anything about it online. My fiancee' comes from the north on Connecticut and she said it was the same up that way too...now I hear a bunch of sirens out there too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Excuses Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 There is a natural gas leak in a dorm at GW. EDIT: My source is our emergency text messaging system. Not sure if it's on the news yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A.C.O.L.B. Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 Yeah I actually just drove by GW and was texting Vishal about it. They had multiple blocks shut down. You can smell something too (I thought it was a fire maybe.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spjunkies Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 I a bunch and they shut down Connecticut Ave for a while. I'm pretty sure Obama is in the area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#98QBKiller Posted November 8, 2011 Author Share Posted November 8, 2011 I a bunch and they shut down Connecticut Ave for a while. I'm pretty sure Obama is in the area. Yeah someone on my Facebook said Obama is in the area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A.C.O.L.B. Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 So Obama equals multiple fire trucks and firefighter in full gear jogging in and out of a building? Because that's what I saw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spjunkies Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 So Obama equals multiple fire trucks and firefighter in full gear jogging in and out of a building? Because that's what I saw. That must be another incident. I'll look into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#98QBKiller Posted November 8, 2011 Author Share Posted November 8, 2011 So Obama equals multiple fire trucks and firefighter in full gear jogging in and out of a building? Because that's what I saw. These sound like two separate incidents...I don't live by GW and I haven't seen any fire trucks or firefighters, just DCPD on every corner and a helicopter circling my neighborhood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A.C.O.L.B. Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 That must be another incident. I'll look into it. Like I said, while I was stuck in traffic next to it, I texted Vishal--who goes to GW--and asked him what the hell was going on at the campus. He said he had just gotten an emergency alert text from the school about a gas leak. So that's what it is. I thought it was a fire because there was a smell in the air and I swear I saw water rolling/coming/washing down the street--like the firefighters had been using their hoses. But gas leak makes sense too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spjunkies Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 Like I said, while I was stuck in traffic next to it, I texted Vishal--who goes to GW--and asked him what the hell was going on at the campus. He said he had just gotten an emergency alert text from the school about a gas leak. So that's what it is. I thought it was a fire because there was a smell in the air and I swear I saw water rolling/coming/washing down the street--like the firefighters had been using their hoses. But gas leak makes sense too. Damn, that sounds crazy. I hope everyone is alright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A.C.O.L.B. Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 These sound like two separate incidents...I don't live by GW and I haven't seen any fire trucks or firefighters, just DCPD on every corner and a helicopter circling my neighborhood. Yeah it was spread out--blocks away--but the heart of it, the main activity, was the edge of the GW campus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A.C.O.L.B. Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 I'm sure there's more to it but that's what I saw and that's what Vishal got the emergency text about at the same time. I was pissed at first because I thought the Occupy folks were blocking the road, but I definitely hope everyone is ok. I didn't see a single ambulance--out of a couple dozen emergency vehicles--so that's probably a good sign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Excuses Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 It might have been two separate incidents. They cleared up on campus a few minutes ago and the dorm is open again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A.C.O.L.B. Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 http://www.wusa9.com/news/article/173924/373/Gas-Leak-Forces-Brief-GW-Dorms-Evacuation Gas Leak Forces Brief GW Dorms Evacuation8:51 PM, Nov 7, 2011 WASHINGTON (WUSA) -- DC Fire Department officials say a gas leak at 1900 F St., NW on Monday was due to broken gas line. George Washington University dorms were evacuated briefly and the buildings were ventilated. Then, occupants were allowed to return to their buildings. I was at 19th and E. Any news on anything else going on last night? Or is this all it was? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sideshow24 Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 http://www.wusa9.com/news/article/173924/373/Gas-Leak-Forces-Brief-GW-Dorms-EvacuationI was at 19th and E. Any news on anything else going on last night? Or is this all it was? I hear it was a suspicious device: Someone found a laptop without any porn on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A.C.O.L.B. Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 I hear it was a suspicious device: Someone found a laptop without any porn on it. Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#98QBKiller Posted November 8, 2011 Author Share Posted November 8, 2011 http://www.wusa9.com/news/article/173924/373/Gas-Leak-Forces-Brief-GW-Dorms-EvacuationI was at 19th and E. Any news on anything else going on last night? Or is this all it was? According to my neighbor, Obama was going to some kind of reception at a private residence in NW. I live near Cleveland Park so I assume they were unrelated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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