Gas leak caused by crew damaging meter on driveway, Floyd County GA
Fire & ArsonA crew cutting tree limbs on a driveway accidentally hit and knocked over a gas meter, causing a strong gas leak. Residents were told to shelter in place while the gas supply was shut off and the gas company was called to fix it.
Audio|Source: Floyd County Police, Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Avery Road off of Alabama Highland.
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Georgia power without chopping some trees, they possibly hit a gas line at the meter. They can hear it spewing, smell it from several feet away.
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The caller's involved in. You're going to pass a white church and then it should be on long driveway off the main road.
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33.
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That was 38, not 33.
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That's 31.
00:42
That's 31.
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2921.
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221. 2921.
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506.
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506.
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Dispatch, I was Indian America again or did you have one?
01:05
The Permacall was First Street in front of the Papa John.
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They pulled on to a lot of the Papa John's black Jeep, Grand Cherokee, and a white four-door Honda.
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Can you fill me out.
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Sample.
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Both parties have been running the call and 28s that are on his vehicle from a previous cop.
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That's...
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13.1, 13.1, 13.1, non-emergent with 1 to 4.
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That's going to be 32.
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That's off.
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7.4. South every road in command of investigative mode.
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32, you 104.
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Going on an emergency beginning on August 13.4.
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35, 10, 23.
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The homeowner state of Georgia fire crew was cutting from limbs out of his driveway and knocked a meter over. We found the meter there is a pretty aggressive gas leak at this location.
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He told them to go into shelter and place. There's no danger inside the home.
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He's just going to be trained about the gas company.
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The 16 can cancel.
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1039.
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Dispite, Tom.
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11, go ahead.
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We have 16.
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4-4-7 dispatch.
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We found shut off valve on the supply side.
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We've got the gas flow stopped.
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Go ahead and have the gas company go ahead and respond to this location. They haven't replaced the meter. It has knocked the meter off the supply side pipe.
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Team 4, we're almost on with them now.
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Location mentioned:
Alabama Hwy, Georgia 30165
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