Natural gas leak prompts evacuation near Vernon St, Altoona WI
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a natural gas leak at the Transport Garage near Vernon Street in Altoona. Nearby roads were blocked and evacuations were underway to keep people safe.
Audio|Source: Eau Claire County Fire and EMS
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Eltuna Fire, Altuna Battalion Chief for a gas leak at Transport Garage, near Vernon St, cross streets of Otter Road and Bower Street.
00:12
Altuna Fire, Altuna Battalion Chief for a gas leak on Altuna Fire Channel.
00:17
Down, everyone with this L2F8-0-2.
00:19
Tompton, I want to puttell as you, Cato.
00:21
Go ahead.
00:22
I want to see a heck would be in direction, please.
00:24
We have eight miles per hour south-south-west, eight miles per hour south-south-west.
00:29
Street command.
00:30
getting out of the gas.
00:31
Also, information they advise are going to have to come from the South by a quick trip there.
00:36
The call came in through XL, they are on site.
00:38
Go ahead.
00:39
Exhal is on scene here, lying be exposed, getting everybody evacuated out of the hole here.
00:44
Copy any specific podial in the block?
00:47
We probably should let anybody come past eyebrow auto body there, or push it on the body.
00:51
Topio, do a complete roadblock there.
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Location mentioned:
Near Vernon St, Altoona, WI 54720
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