Natural gas leak suspected near Marietta Avenue in West Hempfield, Lancaster County PA
Fire & ArsonEmergency crews responded to a suspected natural gas leak near Marietta Avenue and Stony Battery Road in West Hempfield. The area was closed to traffic as gas company personnel investigated. Meter readings inside and outside nearby buildings showed no gas leaks, but a strong odor was detected near underground utility lines. Crews are awaiting further assessment from the gas company.
Audio|Source: Lancaster County Fire and EMS - Digital
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Transcript:
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Be advised, the remainder of the 76 units are not going to get out.
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No need to cover them.
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Command 76, for them.
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Command from operations, opposite.
00:12
Okay.
00:17
We have zero readings between three meters on the exterior.
00:22
Second lap to include the basement.
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We'll update you in a minute.
00:29
County Intermediate 6A is available.
00:32
Intermediate 6Aica.
00:34
Okay, comment, right? Their rating's gonna make way down.
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County,
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traffic 80 en route.
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Traffic 80, okay? You're gonna take Marietta and corporate shutting down Marietta completely.
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Copy Marietta Avenue in corporate.
00:52
Command 70th, Section County.
00:56
Yeah.
00:59
County G53 incident complete.
01:02
Fifty three units available.
01:04
Also just so you're aware of the size fire units go, you have Squawall 69 responding and then fire police you have traffic 76 and traffic 80 respondent.
01:12
G53 okay available 1331.
01:19
Okay, 76 fire police are already on the scene with their traffic unit shutting down Merriott Avenue and Stony Battery.
01:25
I copy that in the squad.
01:27
Squad 69.
01:29
Once you're about it will be corporate, stage of corporate in Merritt Avenue.
01:33
Also, just to give you an update, at this point, they're metering the residents, but we do have evidence of underground line work right over the UGI line.
01:44
There's no readings, however there's a strong odor at that ground area.
01:49
I copy it up.
01:50
Also, you got about six minutes left on your 20-minute mark.
01:55
Okay.
01:57
Okay.
02:01
Squad, six-knit to ride.
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Staging Corporate and Route 23.
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Squad 69, okay.
02:13
Man from squad 69, he is on the way up.
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Intersection.
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Okay, Comuji is on the scene.
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If you want to pull up in front of 3360, there looks like a plug to be right there.
02:29
Go ahead and pull up for that.
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Pretty safe, we see it.
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Can you in from operations.
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Okay.
02:38
Thank you, 862 is available, County.
02:41
Thank you, 862, okay.
02:48
Zero readings to the house.
02:50
Zero readings on the exterior across three meters.
02:54
At this point I'm comfortable with one engine or two and just wait for UGI.
03:02
Okay, UGIs on the scene.
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You can do a face-to-face with them.
03:04
They're walking past my vehicle right now.
03:10
Probably that.
03:17
We'll hold everything until, uh,
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TV, uh, or you guys, they're doing it does their thing.
03:23
Warwick Towns, 51 Peters, RERG.
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Kittsville, origin, care, and interperson, intermediate, 221.
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Right, Towns your 5-1, Peters, where the region, care, interperson, intermediate, 221, class 3, 1335.
03:36
No, Eamone-6-12 Rail 1.
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Ariel, 6-4.
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Arial, 6-4.
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You can't mark the EGI on the scene.
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List.
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You may have 76-5.
04:03
Also, if you can put in the comment, zero readings for the metering of the residents.
04:08
24 on place of 2, class 3.
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That's for 300 West Limit Street.
04:13
We're going to my internet, first every 24 on place of 2, class 3, 13, 35.
04:18
I copy no one else, Steve.
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ARIL 67 and Medics 6-N-ROTO Leage.
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A-Rail 6-7-M-A-ROTIC.
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Toney-U-6-3, in-rout UPMC Liddick.
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A-U-6-3. Okay.
04:47
Tony Ambulin 6.5 is in route to Lancaster, Penn State.
04:52
A.m. 6.5, could.
04:58
Army, traffic 80, you want to see?
05:00
Traffic 80, okay?
05:07
Command 76, McKinney.
05:09
Got it.
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Your first 20s of, I understand there's new readings in the house as well as UGIs on T.
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I'm sorry. There's no need to cover any more 20s.
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I understood.
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Location mentioned:
Marietta Ave & Stony Battery Rd, West Hempfield Township, PA 17601
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