Ruptured residential gas line causes leak and evacuations, Richmond VA
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a ruptured residential gas main near West 42nd Street caused by workers hitting the line with a shovel. This resulted in an active gas leak and evacuation of the area. Gas utility companies were notified and response units secured the scene.
Audio|Source: Richmond City Fire Dispatch
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Transcript:
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Engine 17, Engine 13, Engine 6, Truck 8, Safety 1, and Battalion 3.
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Rupture gas main near West 42nd Street.
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Engine 17, engine 13, engine 13, engine 6, truck 8, safety 1, and Battalion 3.
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Rupture gas main.
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Near West 42nd Street.
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Cross streets are Stonewall Avenue and Kent Avenue.
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On tap Channel 3.
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Timeout, 0920.
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Engine 19,
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chest pain, 5320 Patterson Avenue, at West Hampton Dialysis Center.
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Engine 19,
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chest pain,
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5320 Patterson Avenue, at West Hampton Dialysis Center.
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Cross street, Hermatoa Corrogan, Seneca Road.
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On tack Channel 2.
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Timeout, 0921.
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It's responding to near West 42nd Street.
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Caller advised that the work was being performed as someone struck a gas line with a shovel.
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It appears to be a residential line.
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Gas utilities notified.
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From engine 5.
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Major 5. Major 5.
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We got one patient being transported by RAA.
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Seems been turned over to State PD and DDoC.
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Engine 5 back in service.
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924.
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Pension 17 is on scene, near West 42nd Street.
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I got workers outside.
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17 will be investigating and have 42nd Street command.
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Richmond from 42nd Street, Command.
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Forty-second Street, Command.
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We do have a gas leak at this location.
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It appears that they hit a one-inch line or so.
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We do have gas.
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We can smell gas.
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Okay, active gear at this location, 927.
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This is from Italian three.
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Italian three.
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I'm on scene.
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We do have active gas leak.
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Confirming gas utilities is responding and also going to make this work incident.
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Gas utilities is indeed responding.
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Working into declaration, not 28.
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Copy. Truck 8 on your arrival.
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Just come up 42nd Street, you can stop behind engine 17.
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Get your gas meters and see what we need to do as far as evacuation.
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Seems like the wind is blowing towards Forest Hill Avenue.
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Okay.
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When you guys come come up 41st Street and block off, I believe this is Stonewall at 41st.
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We came up 42nd and New Ken,
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but we'll be coming back around.
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You guys take 43rd Street,
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take 43rd down to Newkent and cut over on 42nd to block off traffic at 42nd in Newkent.
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Hey, Chief, this is Engine 13.
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We're already over there.
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Do you want to switch us on that assignment?
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Affirmative, if you're at, if you can make it to 42nd of New Kent, that'll be fine.
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Let's see if we got it blocked off.
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Six, you copy the change of directions.
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Now you guys can come into 41st Street and block off 41st at Stonewall.
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I got...
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Can you confirm the diameter of the gas line that was struck?
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I have to check chief.
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I'll listen.
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W 42nd St, Richmond, VA 23225
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