Natural gas leak after excavation hits pipeline near Lancaster Hwy, Pineville NC


Fire units responded to a natural gas leak near Lancaster Highway after a mini excavator struck a gas line. The leak was initially blowing but has since been stopped. The leak was about 100 feet from a building and the street, and the gas line was about 3 inches in diameter and buried 2 to 3 feet underground. Hydrants were available nearby.
Audio|Source: Charlotte and Mecklenburg County Fire
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Italian 5, Engine 24, and Ladder 24, Natural Gas leak, near Lancaster Highway, on H, Hotel.
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Italian 5, Engine 24, and ladder 24, natural gas leak, near Lancaster Highway, on H, Hotel.
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Engine 24-O-Larnchester Highway, on H, Hotel.
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It works before.
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I'm the company's responding to near Lancaster Highway, car sheets, or domain, roads, and pine, acre, 7, and 24 still.
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Receive this form of a call on a premise date that they hit the gas line with a mini excavator at the back gate.
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You have a hydrant in front of the address.
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He did say it's blowing, but they cut it off.
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It's going to be in that grassy area.
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It's about 100 feet from a building, 100 feet from the street.
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The line is 3 inches and it's 2 to 3 feet in the ground.
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Location mentioned:
Near Lancaster Hwy, Pineville, NC 28134
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