Gas leak prompts evacuation and monitoring in residence


Emergency responders are addressing a gas leak that has entered a home via sewer lines. Residents at the location are being evacuated while air quality is monitored.
Audio|Source: Lynchburg Fire Department
04:15
Transcript:
00:00Engine seven command.00:12Go ahead.00:13All right,00:17just letting you know, water resources just letting me know that's a similar lateral with the athlete.00:30Check to make sure one of this gas is going up the sewer lines into the house to any of the...00:36Okay,00:43do you have enough manpower to go around and check.00:48I'm going to the acre.00:49You can send him in three-down to command the handline while you're digging.00:53They're still going to have to crimple lines inside the dig site.00:58There's a lot on the offside yet, but it's said two ways, so they're going to have to crimp it in both directions.01:07Okay, I understand they have to crimp it in both directions.01:10Do you have enough manpower to check the Purdue Air monitoring and the residents that were evacuated?01:18I need to do monitoring in 3218.01:21You can send an engine three to command the handlines when you're back.01:26We're gonna need a charge well remember that hole.01:31Okay.01:49Okay.
00:00
Engine seven command.
00:12
Go ahead.
00:13
All right,
00:17
just letting you know, water resources just letting me know that's a similar lateral with the athlete.
00:30
Check to make sure one of this gas is going up the sewer lines into the house to any of the...
00:36
Okay,
00:43
do you have enough manpower to go around and check.
00:48
I'm going to the acre.
00:49
You can send him in three-down to command the handline while you're digging.
00:53
They're still going to have to crimple lines inside the dig site.
00:58
There's a lot on the offside yet, but it's said two ways, so they're going to have to crimp it in both directions.
01:07
Okay, I understand they have to crimp it in both directions.
01:10
Do you have enough manpower to check the Purdue Air monitoring and the residents that were evacuated?
01:18
I need to do monitoring in 3218.
01:21
You can send an engine three to command the handlines when you're back.
01:26
We're gonna need a charge well remember that hole.
01:31
Okay.
01:49
Okay.
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Lynchburg, VA
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