Gas line broken by construction causes leak near 61st St, West Des Moines IA
Fire & ArsonEmergency crews responded to a residential gas leak caused by construction breaking a one-inch gas line near 61st Street in West Des Moines. Nearby streets were blocked off, and coordination with the gas company was underway to address the situation.
Audio|Source: Westcom Fire and EMS Dispatch
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Transcript:
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17 acknowledges (name withheld). We're back in. That's going 411[1]. Action 411[2]. It arrived the gas leak is a residential 1 inch. From due to construction, gas line's going to be...
00:25
broken in front of near 61st St. Is that Mid-American[3] now? Yeah, we have contact you've been American on this meeting route. Copy, thanks. I'm sorry, okay. 411[1] officer, 411 driver on 7.
00:49
Campbell, are you on seven? Yes, I'm on seven. We obviously have 61st blocked. Well, you talk to the construction guys and make sure that, what is that, rye or wood or whatever you're on, this cross street, that they have that blocked off for me. I will. Sometimes I'm getting a pretty strong smell up here on 60 seconds. Do you want me to have these houses?
01:19
The people in houses leave, or are they okay to stay? No, we'll have them stay for now. I think the wind's coming from me to you. I can't small it at all here. We were just going to let these two houses, that house, and then if we can work our way there just to make sure. But I'm 90% sure it's this line that's obviously broken. I don't know if I go into that house or this house, so I'm going to work on blocking the street back this way.
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Copy. I have Sharers locked off behind it. I'll make sure this is locked up here off-sakee it. Okay, thanks. Okay, Neil. One interest right.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
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411: Fire/EMS Unit/Engine
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Action 411: Fire unit action
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Mid-American: Gas utility company contact
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Location mentioned:
61st St, West Des Moines, IA 50266
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