Contractor strikes gas line causing leak in Cumberland County, Bridgeton NJ

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/12/2025 07:03 AM

Cumberland County, NJ

A contractor accidentally struck a 4-inch natural gas line near Romar Road in Cumberland County, New Jersey. Emergency services responded, and command was established at the scene. The gas company was en route to repair the leak, which involved two separate locations of damage to the gas line.

Audio|Source: Cumberland County Fire and EMS

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Transcript:

00:00

Okay, Chief 16, contractor on location reporting a 4-inch gas line was struck.

00:04

The gas company had a 25-minute ETA at time of dispatch.

00:09

Cumberland County from engine 16,

00:12

responding with a crew of 3.

00:15

101016, responding crew of 3.

00:17

Did you copy the report?

00:19

Received.

00:20

County BLS 622.

00:23

DELF 622.

00:26

BATOXN Rico.

00:32

Terminalin County, DLS 13, 22nd is arriving.

00:37

Hey, B.L. 1326.

00:43

Terminalin County, Wagon 30 is off radio.

00:48

Okay, lag in 30.

00:54

The county engine four.

00:57

Cumberland County, engine four.

01:03

Okay, engine four, engine four is back in service,

01:09

ladder four is back in service.

01:11

Replace ladder four with the next new ladder.

01:15

Okay, engine four, ladder four.

01:23

Good 16 location.

01:25

There are two locations of a gas leak.

01:29

I will give the first one that we have first and then there's one to follow down.

01:36

Establishing Romar Road Command.

01:39

Two-16 on location establishing Romar Road Command 1011.

01:42

Engine 16, did you copy?

01:45

Copy. Engine 16 on location.

01:49

Okay, engine 16.

01:51

Made of all this company county, electric company is on location at this.

01:56

He was drilling,

01:57

hit a gas main at this time.

02:01

ETA still the same time on the gas company.

02:04

I let him know there are two spots that he hit.

02:07

Okay, Romar Road.

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