Vehicle hits gas main causing leak and evacuations, Long Prairie MN
Fire & ArsonA vehicle struck a gas meter near a building on Central Avenue in Long Prairie, causing a major gas leak. Authorities responded, evacuations were done, and roads closed. No active fire or injuries were reported.
Audio|Source: Wadena,Otter Tail, Hubbard, and Todd County Public Safety
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Transcript:
00:00
Long Prairie Fire, please respond to the area of 424 Central Avenue in Long Prairie for a gas meter that is leaking gas by a building. And tied to 1225. Did it get hit by a car or cause any kind of explosion? 1229 out or two. Go ahead.
00:29
Pesler. Long Prairie Fair Department, please respond to the area of 424 Central Avenue in Long Prairie for a powerful gas main explosion. Getting very little details. Unknown if there's anybody injured. Page, 211. 147,000, we copied the page.
00:58
Has centerpoint been alerted? Negative. We're just getting the phone call in. My deputies out there saying there's gas leaking out all over. 10-4[1]-10-p-p-you-old. Josh, I'll block this road off here. We're going to three-four.
01:26
This is redire. And Lumpurit Fire, did you say that was Centerpoint? WI'll give him a call, and you guys can use TD2. Do you need another page at all? Hardtail Area 3, and I have a jet fee complaint on Round Lake. The cop is reporting jet skiers from his...
01:55
Neighboring residents, they were out doing donuts, driving close to shore, engaging in unsafe behavior. Sounds like they are off the water now, but compound by the phone call. Yeah, maybe throw another page out and we'll be on PG2. Do you want to grab it?
02:13
Prairie Fire, please respond to the area of 424 Central Avenue, Long Prairie. For a vehicle, I believe, ran into some kind of gas main. I'm not sure if anything exploded. Unknown of injuries, on page, 2014. 10-4[1]-2014. 24, I'm out of the gas room. Copy, I got the fire department and ambulance on standby. Let me know if there's any injuries or any buildings need to be evacuated.
02:43
Head forward, clearing some of these houses, just getting them to a safe distance for now. I don't see any active fires at the moment, but that's so many gas. Is it recorded? Does it have a license, we can't run bids.
03:03
Negative, there's no license plate. One-some one to Todd. Did you on page Barbara for mutual aid on that call? Negative, we have not. No, this is the Borough Fire Department. You guys just saw the 911 app. We just wondering if we have to go en route or what's going on. Negative, we'll fix that. Sorry.
03:31
10.4. 147th, Todd. Do you want to page Pargo for Mutual A just in case we need to do a perimeter? 2.0. 104, I certainly can.
03:49
Browerville Fire Department, you are requested as mutual aid for 424 Central Avenue Long Prairie, 424 Central Avenue Long Prairie, a gas line that was hit. Long Cary is requesting assistance to help set up a perimeter. 3.43rd? 3.4-2. I'll be 10 a round to Lakely Regents. 2018.
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10-4: Acknowledgement/Copy
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Near Central Ave, Long Prairie, MN 56347
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