Gas leak from sheared pipe prompts evacuation in Florida, Manatee County FL


Fire crews responded to a reported gas leak caused by a sheared-off metal gas pipe before the meter near Tailfeather Way in Bradenton, Florida. Houses on both sides of the affected property were evacuated as a precaution to ensure safety.
Audio|Source: Manatee County Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Tying 4 from UC.
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Tying 4 from UC.
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The time 4, go ahead.
00:15
Would you like DPD en route to shutdown, 27?
00:22
We can handle with on machine units.
00:25
Happy.
00:29
482 on scene. Summa safety.
00:32
411 on scene.
00:37
411, 4E2 on scene, 42 on scene. Safety, 2.03.
00:45
RISD, 428 on scene. 428 on scene.
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428. 2428.
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412 driver.
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Go ahead and pull a hand line.
01:04
District 411 from command.
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Command for 411, go ahead.
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Have you start evacuating the houses on either side.
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Break.
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It's a 482 officer from command.
01:37
Go ahead.
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Let's have you safety.
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Command from 412, Ryan Hart and I are going to make her way up there to take a look at.
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Understood.
02:00
And June, 412 operator, you can charge that line.
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DCC from command.
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Command.
02:20
Yeah, do we have an ETA on PECO.
02:23
Power or less?
02:29
For 411. Are you good with the exposures on either side of the residents or you only go farther?
02:38
I'm good with that for now. So if you can use your 4 gas meters and get a perimeter to make sure that that initial hot zone is okay.
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412 officer, I have the sentient here out on the road.
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Grant for 412.
03:11
Got it.
03:17
Here's what we have is about a quarter-inch, three-eighth edge metal pipe.
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We'll look out of the ground that's been sheared off.
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Alpha[1], 15. Unknown Medical Emergency, 6478,78, Tailfeather, Lay, Radenton.
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Respond on tack, sick.
03:45
Okay, I understand.
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This is before the meter.
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After permanent, before the meter.
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In route, 64, 78, tailfither?
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Copy, 1809.
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Man, 328. 328?
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Go ahead.
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We're in route be there shortly.
04:22
Can you advise what kind of line that was that broken traffic in our engine, didn't hear what it was?
04:30
Yes, there sounds like it's a metal line,
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a half inch,
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approximately in size or smaller,
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before the meter.
04:45
How much direction are you guys approaching the incident from Medici Avenue?
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Copy Romancey Avenue now, ahead and last.
05:03
Understood.
05:04
Your best approach is going to turn north on 26th Street.
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And access the incident on the north side of 27th Street.
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Copy.
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Rescue-28 from command. It's time you guys rigged.
05:31
Rescue 428, Captain.
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