Gas leak caused by construction crew in Norfolk area, Norfolk VA
Fire & ArsonA construction crew accidentally damaged a gas line while digging, resulting in a leak. Emergency services responded quickly, setting up a safe area around the leak and considering evacuating a nearby house. The gas company has been informed and is on its way.
Audio|Source: Norfolk City Fire and EMS Dispatch
02:34
Transcript:
If you can take lanes one and two. On your rival 1054 battalion one fire marshal yeah I'm on I'm on active gas leak at Stockley Gardens Road and Maury Avenue it's a construction company they were digging in the area hit a 2-inch line Laddentz arrives. How could that I respond out? Norfolk, could you attach me to their message, please? You could have same safety as well. Yes, ma'am. I'm sorry, you were fire marshal. 300, thank you. Second and four. There's one, command. Committee. Committee, go ahead. Committee to rescue one. You may have you a driver step along for me. Receive. Rest you on, (name withheld). I didn't hear you, (name withheld), I apologize. I'm assuming you guys are gonna come out and give me an exclusion zone. We're walking up to the scene now. We've just parked the unit at the corner of Maury and Mani now. And I'll give you some exclusion readings in just a minute I got to walk about a block up. Receive, thank you. Norfolk to command, did you want me to contact VNG? Yes, please. Please let them know. This is a confirmed gas leak. Signal form. Rescue won't clear. Ladder to command. Commandant, go ahead. Command to rescue one, go ahead. Yes, sir. State PD is a rug. Proceed. Just give you an update. As soon as the medic is able to transfer. we'll go through this whole thing, but the vehicle is not disabled. What is that received? Audible and visual leak within the hole ground marks do identified as a VNG 2-2-inch polyline. It is marked and exclusion. I'm just going to leave it at about 20 feet around the hole. All right, copy that 20 feet. Do you feel like we need to evacuate the house that's on that corner? Right now the wind direction is coming towards your vehicle and that house does not look like it's going to be exposed, but I'm going to do a perimeter walk on it.
If you can take lanes one and two. On your rival 1054 battalion one fire marshal yeah I'm on I'm on active gas leak at Stockley Gardens Road and Maury Avenue it's a construction company they were digging in the area hit a 2-inch line Laddentz arrives. How could that I respond out? Norfolk, could you attach me to their message, please? You could have same safety as well. Yes, ma'am. I'm sorry, you were fire marshal. 300, thank you. Second and four. There's one, command. Committee. Committee, go ahead. Committee to rescue one. You may have you a driver step along for me. Receive. Rest you on, (name withheld). I didn't hear you, (name withheld), I apologize. I'm assuming you guys are gonna come out and give me an exclusion zone. We're walking up to the scene now. We've just parked the unit at the corner of Maury and Mani now. And I'll give you some exclusion readings in just a minute I got to walk about a block up. Receive, thank you. Norfolk to command, did you want me to contact VNG? Yes, please. Please let them know. This is a confirmed gas leak. Signal form. Rescue won't clear. Ladder to command. Commandant, go ahead. Command to rescue one, go ahead. Yes, sir. State PD is a rug. Proceed. Just give you an update. As soon as the medic is able to transfer. we'll go through this whole thing, but the vehicle is not disabled. What is that received? Audible and visual leak within the hole ground marks do identified as a VNG 2-2-inch polyline. It is marked and exclusion. I'm just going to leave it at about 20 feet around the hole. All right, copy that 20 feet. Do you feel like we need to evacuate the house that's on that corner? Right now the wind direction is coming towards your vehicle and that house does not look like it's going to be exposed, but I'm going to do a perimeter walk on it.
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Location mentioned:
Maury Ave, Norfolk, VA 23517
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