Natural gas leak due to excavation equipment strike, Charlotte NC
Fire & ArsonA natural gas leak was reported near Glade Hill Road and Wendy Ridge Road. Workers accidentally struck a gas line with a track hoe, exposing the line and causing gas to escape. Emergency crews responded to the scene to manage the situation and notified property management. A nearby hydrant was located for safety measures.
Audio|Source: Charlotte and Mecklenburg County Fire
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Battalion 7, Engine 39, and Ladder 39, Natural Gas leak, near Glade Hill Road.
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Battalion 7, Engine 39, and Ladder 39, Natural Gas leak, near Glade Hill Road.
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Golf.
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All right, ma'am.
00:27
I've got a partner with the Hugg CLT show up. They're going to try to get toxic with some property management.
00:42
Engine 8. Metacroutine Backpane, near Woodland Drive. Engine 8, Metacroutine Back Payne, near Woodland Drive.
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37.
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It's 38, go ahead.
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38, we could go down to the bay and they said they might have a sprinkler head on room 17.
01:12
Got with that, is that going to be on the backside?
01:15
Yeah.
01:16
It's one of the trailer instances that said that's the forklift back into the sprinkler pipe, maybe just standpots.
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Copy, we'll make our way.
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Italian 4 is on scene. My computer wouldn't, I think.
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10-4 retaliation 4.
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The driver's in command. I'm silvers the command. I'm silo's the alarm.
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24 is 32.
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What's that way?
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Cross streets are Hugh Forrest Road, Wendy Ridge Road, 39 still, called in from the premise.
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Workers on scene hit with a track hoe.
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This will be a three-quarter of a line under dirt exposed to his blowing.
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Getting property and grounds management route. You do have a hydrant near Glade Hill and Wendy Ridge.
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Command from 38.
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Location mentioned:
Near Glade Hill Rd, Charlotte, NC 28270
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