Gas main rupture leads to evacuation of nearby homes, Richmond VA
Fire & ArsonEmergency responders are handling a gas leak caused by a ruptured gas main on Decatur Street. Fire crews have confirmed the leak and are evacuating nearby homes for safety.
Audio|Source: Richmond City Fire Dispatch
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Transcript:
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Engine 17, Engine 22, Engine 13, Truck 5, Safety 1, and Battalion 4.
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Ructure Gas, Main, 3506, Decatur Street.
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Engine 17, Engine 22, Engine 13, Truck 5, Safety 1, and Battalion, 4.
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Rructure Gas Main, 3506, Decatur Street.
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Cross Streets are East 35th Street and East 36th Street.
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OnTAC, Channel 3.
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Timeout, 1024.
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Time 3, I'll take that, GASC.
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Battalion 3.
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Rupture Gas Main.
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3506, Decatur Street.
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Battalion 3.
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Rupter Gas Main.
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3506, Decatur Street.
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Cross Streets are East 35th Street and East 36th Street.
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On tap Channel 3.
00:41
Timeout, 1020, 6.
00:43
First, when you can show Inds22 on scene, I've got the apparatus stage at the intersection of 36 indicator.
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We also have a water source.
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Indist22 v.
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Command, Investigate.
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17 is going to stage at the Hydrant, 33rd Indicator.
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Team from 13.
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If you guys want to bump up to 35th and block the intersection, we can take that hydrogen at 33rd.
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From Decatur Command.
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Security Command.
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Sister, we've got a line that we spoke of hand digging, we do have an active leak.
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We're working on clearing out the houses on the block now.
01:08
All the structures in the 3500 block on both sides of the Cater Street are getting evacuated as we speak.
01:12
Copy, active leak, truck gas line, evacuating houses in the area, 1030 hours.
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9.30, I'm on scene.
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I'm going to have a face-to-face with command.
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10.31 hours.
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Location mentioned:
Near Decatur St, Richmond, VA 23224
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