Large gas main leak in Carson City near Adams and Curry, Carson City NV
Fire & ArsonEmergency crews responded to a large gas main leak near the intersection of Adams Street and Curry Street in Carson City. Firefighters established a command post and set up water lines to protect the area. They are coordinating with Southwest Gas to contain the leak and are working on evacuations nearby. The gas line is about two inches in diameter and a few feet underground.
Audio|Source: Carson City Fire Command
03:17
Transcript:
00:00
Carson from the 950.
00:06
You can show me on C and I'm going to be assuming Park Street I see.
00:11
The incident command post is going to be located on Curry and Adams, corner of Curry and Adams.
00:18
This is a large diameter gas main.
00:21
We're going to need Southwest Gas to expedite as possible.
00:28
I copy incident on Korean Adams, large diameter,
00:33
expedites off us.
00:35
Edge of 53 from IC.
00:39
Go for 53.
00:41
Yeah, 53. I'm going to have you come around to Park and Nevada if you can.
00:50
Copy. We're staged at the corner of Carson and Park right now.
00:55
We'll turn around and come up the other way.
00:58
If you keep at north, you can hit Adams and then just pass me and hit Nevada itself.
01:05
Copy.
01:07
Italian 50, 255, right behind you.
01:11
Yeah, I'll face space cap.
01:18
Tram from Engine 51.
01:24
Go ahead.
01:28
We got the whole area significantly wet it down.
01:31
We're going to put two exposure lines out just to protect each side of the street and then we'll keep our distance.
01:39
Yeah, let's say for them, just...
01:41
Keep a healthy distance away from the hole.
01:45
Just have exposure lines ready.
01:47
Let's continue to keep working on evacuations over here.
01:51
Copy that. Edge 51 also has a total water source.
01:57
Copy, copy.
01:58
Okay.
02:02
And 50.
02:04
Go ahead.
02:07
Southwest Gas is advising 45 to an hour.
02:11
Well, that's no good.
02:18
Hey, from...
02:21
May I'm for menu 51.
02:23
Good.
02:28
Good.
02:31
Just so everyone is on the scene is aware there is a semi that is off, but the battery switch is still on.
02:36
We're going to leave that battery switch on just so we don't create these parts, but the engine itself is off.
02:43
I copy that.
02:45
Are you able to get eyes on the actual leak itself?
02:54
Stand by one.
03:00
Yeah, that's a firm command.
03:02
It's a two-inch line.
03:03
It's about three, four feet deep at the most.
03:05
Can't tell what material it is.
03:07
Don't think we'll be able to pinch it.
03:11
Yeah, I'll copy that.
03:16
I'll come face-to-face.
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Location mentioned:
W Adams St & N Curry St, Carson City, NV 89701
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