Gas meter damage causes leak and road closure near Lincoln Way, Irwin PA
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a damaged natural gas meter near Lincoln Way causing a gas leak. The leak led to road closures and required coordination with the gas company and other utilities. Some communication lines and services were affected by the incident.
Audio|Source: Westmoreland County Fire
03:26
Transcript:
00:00
Dispatch, we do have a gas meter sheared and the correct address is going to be near Lincoln Way.
00:11
Three.
00:17
Yeah, I'm going to shut this in cold.
00:22
Dispatch this today?
00:25
Good.
00:28
Dispatch, just being advised,
00:30
pull is sheared.
00:32
Closest pool number is going to be (number withheld).
00:36
Is it?
00:46
Okay, rest you, hi.
00:51
All right, that's great.
00:57
Shell, what gas company?
01:02
I'm sure right now, Craig.
01:07
All right.
01:10
The meter's gone.
01:28
Joe, what kind of wires do we have on?
01:32
It's a high-tension line with a transformer on it, Craig.
01:39
All right, you see where I'm at? Can I get around it?
01:45
Probably not because the vehicle's in the way.
01:47
You're probably best on foot.
01:50
No, I mean on foot.
01:53
Yeah, just be careful.
01:55
Stay on the Jody's lane side.
02:01
This is today from rescue.
02:04
They're coming off a lost track, though.
02:06
Where are you on?
02:08
(name withheld), can you bring a pipe wrench down?
02:13
Yeah.
02:15
Just five foot a rest go on the same.
02:20
Just stay behind the ambulance, they're gonna get some things jockeyed around.
02:25
I need them pipe races.
02:26
Don't chuck the road on, just stay behind the ambulance.
02:29
Just stay behind the ambulance.
02:35
There's fatuity ain't around.
02:41
Where is it?
02:43
Get around from the Colt Drive and shut it down.
02:51
Sanford.
02:53
Spatch, it's going to be people's gas.
03:01
At this time, the full job, no high tension wires, but all your,
03:05
all the Comcast, Verizon, their utilities are all compromised.
03:14
All notifications remain.
03:19
Okay, Lego is also going to be shut down from pole drives to snap bullet loss.
03:25
Okay.
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Location mentioned:
Near Lincoln Way, Irwin, PA 15642
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