Gas line struck requiring evacuation and street closure, Bradenton FL
Construction workers damaged a 6-inch gas line, leading to evacuation of nearby houses and closure of 75th Street in both directions.
Audio|Source: Manatee County Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Construction workers are advising to the 6-inch line that they hit.
00:07
Do you repeat this, did I hear you say six inch line?
00:12
So that's affirmative.
00:14
We're going to need to, they do have TECO on the way, the construction company already contacted them.
00:18
We're going to need them shut that down on some of the main valve.
00:27
Copy.
00:28
Break UCC, you said you contacted TECO, is that correct?
00:34
Affirmative.
00:39
Command also, I think we should shut down 75th Street due to the size of the line.
00:45
I agree. For Ake ECCC, if you could have law enforcement respond, we're going to end up shutting down 75th Street both north and southbound.
00:58
39 from command, if you could actually position yourself in front of...
01:05
southbound traffic to try to redirect them down 18th.
01:12
439 copies.
01:13
We'll lock this intersection here, southbound.
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I'm on standing control of the patient.
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045.00.
01:31
ABC4 there, non-voting.
01:33
Okay for guys.
01:35
Alpha 7 from ETC.
01:37
Alpha 7 from ETC on TAC 3.
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Quigren.
01:50
Seven, just checking your status.
02:11
Come on, Dwight.
02:14
Irving clears, Dean Lowe.
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With a lot of questions.
02:35
Okay, go ahead.
02:39
Just to provide you with an update, we do have a 6-inch line confirmed damaged.
02:45
We're currently in the process of evacuating nearby houses and we currently have 75th Street shut down both north and westbound.
02:52
I'm sorry, both north and southbound.
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Location mentioned:
75th St NW, Bradenton, FL 34209
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