Residential gas line ruptured on Helena Circle in Aurora, Aurora CO
Fire & ArsonA residential gas line was ruptured on Helena Circle in Aurora. Fire units responded to the report of a gas leak with hissing and odor. Wind was blowing from the south at 8 mph. Utility company Excel Energy had an estimated arrival time of 30 minutes to address the situation.
Audio|Source: South Metro Fire Rescue
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Transcript:
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Ladder 34, Engine 33,
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District 1, Channel FMF3, Gasline Cut, Map page V28D202, Helena Circle
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Ladder 34,
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Engine 33, District 1, Channel SMFOps 3 Gasline Cut
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RP on site advise they hit a residential gas line that they do have a hissing and a smell in the area we have an additional caller that lives in the area your winds are out of the south at 8
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copy I'll be on scene investigating increment
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district on your on scene investigating in command 849
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Come in, go ahead.
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Yeah, we do have a gasline rupture. Can you get an ETA from Excel for me?
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I'll advise and we have one.
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Got me.
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Ladder 34, come in.
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Yeah,
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if you could size up the size line for me and then also check the exposure to the north inside for gas levels.
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Size up the line and the exposure to the north.
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Dispatch command, what was the wind direction in you?
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We're in south at 8th.
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Copy.
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8501.
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Section 33, Command.
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Yeah,
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see if you guys can come in from the west.
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Interestingly, the economies are coming from the west. We're going to park on that floor if that works.
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Yeah, I'd probably be a little closer to the line stretch.
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Copy.
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Touch.
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Go ahead.
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Do you have the size of the residential line itself asking?
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Not right now.
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Thank you. 852.
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Command 34 Alpha.
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Go ahead.
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Line looks like an inch to inch and a half line.
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Copy dispatch and copy. Direct.
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For more direct. Thank you. 852.
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Command, dispatch, 30-minute E.P. and Excel.
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Got to 30 minutes.
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Right, 34 Alpha. Come on.
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Go ahead.
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It's just confirming the ruptures right in front of that. Many excavators, is that correct?
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A-Firm, there's a short trench in front of it,
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and it's broken all the way through that line.
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Copy, right 33 from command.
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You guys see that plug right there. That's good if you can get a line stretch.
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Location mentioned:
S Helena Cir, Aurora, CO 80017
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