Construction ruptures high-pressure gas line near First Dr, Hillsboro OR
Fire & ArsonA construction crew accidentally ruptured a high-pressure natural gas line near Northeast First Drive, causing a significant gas leak. Emergency responders initiated evacuations and hazard monitoring to ensure public safety.
Audio|Source: Washington County Fire and EMS
05:9
Transcript:
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And then five, you're not for a natural gas leak, near Northeast First Drive across the Skylar Street and Lenox Street.
00:06
We have a company on the team that was doing some work.
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They advise that they hit a high-pressure feeder line.
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It's about a two-inch line.
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They're hearing, roaring,
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the odor in the area.
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And no smoke or haze scene called Northwest Natural.
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There you have about a 25 to 30-minute ETA.
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Agent 5 copy the readback.
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Go ahead and start me a second heavy apparatus and a C1 notification.
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Work on copy.
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Engine 1. Respond to natural gas leak.
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At near Northeast First Drive.
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Cross streets are Northeast Kyler Street and Northeast Lennox Street.
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East 1. Respond to natural gas leak.
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At near Northeast First Drive.
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Cross streets are Northeast Skyler Street and Northeast Lenox Street.
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Our phone from engine 6-1.
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Engine 6-1.
00:55
Can you dispatch PV at our location?
00:57
They're in route at (number withheld).
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Copy, thank you.
01:00
We have a fire count.
01:01
Engine 5's arrived. We've got construction on site, snow and natural gas, or staged on a hydrant break.
01:06
Engine 1, I want you to go ahead and take Amber Drive and stage on the hydrant near Amber Drive and block that digress from the west.
01:15
Andrew one copy of Hydrant at Amber and Scather.
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Mark, I'm injured 39.
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Injus 39? Can I get status of OHSU for trauma?
01:27
I mean, I'll talk right now.
01:28
OHSU is green.
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39 copies, thank you.
01:32
Yeah, I command copy, engine one stage on the hydrant.
01:35
Let's go ahead and make sure nobody's coming around, but you have a high-pressure line venting into homes over here on the east side.
01:42
If you want to have your crew come around, they can start assisting with EVX on these houses and getting readings.
01:48
Anyone goes will block this from entry and assist with EVAC and monitor.
01:53
Engine 5, C1's arrived.
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I'll go ahead and take command.
01:55
Adjuven copies, or C1 I copy, you got command.
01:58
I'll come do a quick face-to-face with you.
02:00
Copy. Is the rupture in front of Engine 5?
02:03
Yeah, it's affirmative.
02:04
It's about 100 feet in front of us.
02:06
Copy.
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Aircom from command.
02:08
Command, go ahead. I just want to confirm Northwest Natural is in route with about a 25-minute ETA, is that correct?
02:13
That's affirmative. Copy, thanks.
02:14
Command from Particom.
02:15
Go ahead.
02:16
Do you want to remain on Ops 33 or switch to a dedicated office channel?
02:20
Let's switch to a dedicated off channel if you have one.
02:23
I copy. We can move over to Ops 35, repeating Ops 35 for this call.
02:27
Copy that, move to Ops 35.
02:29
Break, engine one, engine five, you copy, move to Ops 35.
02:32
Engine 5, the command, we're working on evacuing near 257-8, and we are unable to see if anybody's home on near First Drive, which is going to be the residents directly in front of the gas leak.
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Location mentioned:
Near NE 1st Dr, Hillsboro, OR 97124
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