Car collision causes gas leak, leads to evacuation, Gilbert AZ
Fire & ArsonEmergency crews responded to a gas leak after a car hit and damaged a gas meter near East Willis Road and South Val Vista Drive. The area was evacuated as teams worked to locate and control the underground leak. Mesa Gas took over the site as crews ensured no gas entered nearby buildings. The leak appeared to be due to underground migration. Fire units remained on scene until it was safe to release the area.
Audio|Source: Mesa Fire, Gilbert Fire, Queen Creek Fire
08:42
Transcript:
00:00
Okay, real quick, did we give the benchmark to alarm for the evacuation complete and also do they know where underground the leak is exactly?
00:09
That's affirmative.
00:10
I do have an actual evacuation complete benchmark.
00:13
I currently have Mesa Gas, Pogoling it looks like, and looking for that leak underground.
00:19
They're here on this north corner of the building.
00:21
Copy that. Let me go ahead and have you roll under Engine 203, which is Carver Lobby.
00:27
I copy myself and my crew will join 203 as Lobby Sector.
00:32
Do you lock?
00:35
Command egg, copy searching and that she's got a par four with me on on the mound.
00:39
We still don't have to contact.
00:40
Box is covering overhead what appears to be in the case.
00:43
To engine 203 lobby.
00:44
Bobby, go ahead.
00:45
I'm going to reassign you as a little bit.
00:46
I'm sorry, he has a correction.
00:49
I'm going to give you engine 2203.
00:51
Copy receiving the crew of Venture20236.
00:54
The site control.
01:00
Copy at submit site control.
01:01
Allarm to command, we're at ten minutes on the incident timer.
01:03
Ten minutes on the timer.
01:05
We're still working with the city of Mesa to determine the exact location of the leak.
01:09
Alarm copies working for the city amaze to determine the exact location of the leak, 1709.
01:14
The hazard.
01:15
Raise up.
01:16
Matt, the hazard. Hazard.
01:17
I understand you've got two texts.
01:19
You get an additional hazmat yet.
01:21
98, 95, 299 negative on the 2016 GMCU, gone out of Mesa and Gilbert, secondary 11 of 25.
01:28
432 if I sound traffic.
01:29
430, go ahead.
01:31
Set of 585 and the 434, priority 2.
01:34
104.
01:35
A car hit this gas to lock meter.
01:37
Sheared it at the, just above the valve, we were able to secure and meter and ensure that there was no gas leak going inside the building.
01:45
Turn the scene over to Mesa Gas.
01:47
Now Mase Gas says that there is an incident with the vibration underground.
01:51
Okay, copy, that makes sense.
01:52
So you were out here earlier on a separate two and one gas since then with an MBA, a city base of gas, since that has determined that there may be some migration going on.
02:02
That's correct.
02:03
4.4. East Willis Road and South Val Vista Drive.
02:07
Medic 2-58.
02:09
C-DIC-4. Hand injury can we start? Ambulance over here says, the ground.
02:15
Tipper. All right much, six, two away.
02:20
Tepar, thank you.
02:21
South Island Drive, Arizona, David David Adam, five, boy, Lincoln out.
02:25
Super. Super. Oh, if I get a little unit in the neighborhood, that's just west, please.
02:29
Two's already there, I'm watching.
02:30
I got eyes on the park.
02:31
Was the transfer from Scottsdale says in the eastbound lane, it looks to be a 10-year-old on a quad that has broken down and is blocking the eastbound lane.
02:40
No description on the child or the quad complaint that was just passing by.
02:45
Utilities is comfortable with staying on scene in laying the fire genps goes.
02:50
They say they don't need a line on the ground or anything.
02:53
They can have a backhoe come out to dig up this area in about a half an hour.
02:57
They faded, they don't need fire here or any of our resources.
03:01
We're just getting very small numbers, residually underground.
03:05
The only thing they wanted was caves to stay evacuated, but there could be no readings inside it.
03:10
both. Yeah, I copied your full report.
03:12
Can you verify that the initial reason for us coming out was potential migration? So did they have readings earlier that were greater than what they're getting now and then what they're getting now is diminishing readings?
03:24
Prior to our arrival, they had only put one hole in the ground right next to the meter and they were just being very residual.
03:29
It seems like we put the other hole in the ground a little part of their way and we're getting that already.
03:34
They're very comfortable with turning everything loose.
03:37
And before we kick everybody, Liz, you need to be a favor and check with PD.
03:41
Somebody's going to need to maintain site security here for them if they want K's to remain evacuated.
03:47
Can you just check with PD and make sure that they're comfortable with remaining unseen and this whole thing taped off and K's entirely being evacuated until City of BASIC is done.
03:55
As are copies.
03:56
Oning face-to-face with PD and make sure they're comfortable with that as well.
03:59
That ladder 204.
04:00
Ladder 204? You go to the next.
04:02
Got you next.
04:03
The alarm to command.
04:04
We're at 15 minutes on the incident timer 1714.
04:06
Okay. 713 fire is 97.
04:07
September.
04:08
September. This is continuing timer.
04:12
Just tried with checking with PD to make sure they're comfortable taking the scene and you're going to be turning this over to City of Mesa.
04:16
1715.
04:17
732, direct 2-126.
04:20
Thanks go ahead. Do you want me to launch up there and see if we can't find this guy? Are you confident he's bedded down somewhere up there, you think?
04:26
I don't think there was too much of a delay in getting units here, so I think he's still in the area.
04:31
I'm liking 45 with you and show you where I found him if you want to start a trail from there.
04:35
I copy.
04:36
Do you what you guys can to set some sort of perimeter there in a route from south now? I don't really do.
04:41
Units unless I have to call it from the Shill.
04:43
Do you want to move with this traffic to Hots?
04:44
Two sound three, that's ten four.
04:45
Ten four.
04:46
Ten four. Ten, call it, Shill's going to be moved to hot, all units from the truck to Hots.
04:50
Utilities here working, they'll keep it evacuated.
04:52
Also, we're getting no redeemed in the holes that we made through the asphalt right now.
04:58
And then once again, utility is very comfortable with having fire go available.
05:01
Yeah, and then one last thing, just to double check.
05:03
Either you or City of Mesa, did we do any kind of checks in that corner readings in sight case?
05:10
Not affirmative.
05:11
So I'm saying to City of Mesa.
05:12
I've got zero readings inside.
05:14
Okay, outstanding. Yeah, we'll go ahead to clear the cruise up.
05:16
Thanks for your diligence.
05:17
I appreciate it. I'm a school command alarm.
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Location mentioned:
E Willis Rd & S Val Vista Dr, Gilbert, AZ 85297
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