Vehicle damages gas meter causing gas leak near Sycamore Ave, Wheeling WV
Fire & ArsonA vehicle struck and sheared off a gas meter near Sycamore Avenue at the American Legion building, causing a gas leak. Emergency services responded to assess the situation and considered evacuating nearby houses and closing the road. The gas leak was strong, but not high-pressure, and the source was some distance from the building.
Audio|Source: Wheeling Police and Fire
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Transcript:
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I have a gas meter sheared off by a vehicle.
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It'll be at the American Legion near Sycamore Avenue.
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Engine 11, Rescue 1[2],
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C2[1], a gas meter sheared off pipe vehicle,
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near Sycamore Avenue, American Legion,
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Tomitone, 1659, TAC 2, TAC 2, TAC 2.
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So, Loverim.
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C2[1].
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41, are you clear or are you still at one that walk-in? C2[1].
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Rescue one is called.
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Still on walking.
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Copy. Dispatched in a unit,
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have a gas meter that was sheared off by a vehicle.
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It's going to be near Sycamore Avenue, fire department is being toned.
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Everyone, what's the address?
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Fifty-one, they did not get a description of the vehicle,
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so we don't have a description.
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I was just asking for the address.
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Near Sycamore Avenue, 51.
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31, I want to be up here with 42.
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Coffee, your own scene.
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Okay, I'm clear.
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Coffee five, sis.
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51.
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Add it.
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Okay,
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Black Dodge Rim pickup extended cab with a...
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All the extermination emblem on it, that was the last vehicle that was in the lot.
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But they did not see that vehicle strike the gas meter.
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That was the last vehicle that was just in the lot.
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And general weapon.
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And John don't see.
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17033.
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Did you notify? Did you notify?
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I'm on your gas.
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Negative, we'll do now.
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We'll do now.
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21, C2[1]. C2.
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It is sheared off.
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It's not a high-pressure leak, though.
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We do have a strong odor.
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Don't see any way for us to control this at this time.
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Is there anybody in the building? Do we need to evacuate the building?
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I don't believe so.
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It's far away from the building.
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It's actually on Sycamore,
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down towards the creek end of it.
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I'm not received.
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I'm going to go maybe across the street to get these couple houses out and maybe shut down the road.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
C2: Command/Chief 2 unit
[2]
Rescue 1: Rescue company/unit 1
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Location mentioned:
Near Sycamore Ave, Wheeling, WV 26003
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