Gas line leak causes evacuation and road closure in Florida, Manatee County FL
Fire & ArsonEmergency responders evacuated the area and closed Factory Shops Boulevard due to an active gas line leak near the fence line with palm trees. Access to the damaged two-inch gas line was not possible, so the area was secured for safety. Responders coordinated road closures and awaited further assistance to locate the gas shutoff.
Audio|Source: Manatee County Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
00:00
DC from Battalion 5, I'm a 3Mint command. We'll call this Factory Shots Command. 295, Submint Command, Rename me to Factory Shops, Command, 3243. 523, Officer Command. Okay, about one. Okay, and go ahead for 523.
00:23
Yes, sir, just to let you be aware location of this actual week, it's right on the fence line where the palm trees are on Factory Shops Boulevard. I don't know what you have for shutting down traffic, but it might be a good idea to just shut down Factory Shops Boulevard in itself until we get this mitigated. Yes, sir, we're already on it. We got our zones situated on with security right here. No one's coming down factory shops, and they're not going to run on the...
00:50
the west side of the parking lot close to the fence. It's all blocked off. Perfect, thank you. Command for me, Steve, not your first murder? Copy, thank you. Everybody's town for. 3444. Command, 523. Go ahead.
01:19
The first S.O. Deputy, you can get to come here. Send them to the... Go...
01:25
523 for command you cut out.
01:27
And I'll already miss somewhere in the hall.
01:28
First, Debbie, you can have them come through this strip plaza right here off factory shops and block this entrance that goes into Factory Shots Boulevard.
01:35
PCC, Alpha 12.
01:36
Off 12.
01:37
I have to manage.
01:38
Thank you. Okay, Cocker.
01:40
So just update to be advised that this time we've got a pretty deep two-inch line.
01:44
We do have a hole actively.
01:45
We're unable to mitigate down onto it.
01:48
So at this time we've got everybody evacuated.
01:52
Copy, unable to access the line, everyone evacuated from the location.
01:56
I just confirm you have factory shops shut down as well, correct?
01:58
That's permanent.
01:59
Copy 1647.
02:00
I can handle the tracks, like for you know all three of us, just let me know.
02:03
All right, I think we're good for right now.
02:05
We just pretty much got it isolated and everybody in the take zone.
02:09
We're just going to wait for Pico.
02:10
All right, coffee.
02:11
You are on the other side.
02:12
Can you spot me a hydrogen if we need one for 23 to come into 31 if we needed that? Can you spot one for you over there?
02:20
Yeah, thank you.
02:21
Leave 11 for me scene.
02:22
Good.
02:23
Yes. Yes, I'm just letting him. I said, does have a deputy in round.
02:25
He's coming from North River Rand.
02:26
Copy, thanks. 1348.
02:27
Copy yellow, 3248.
02:28
Copy yellow, 3248. The 23, command.
02:29
Thank you. Yeah, in parallel to Factory Shop's Boulevard, maybe somewhere around the entrance all the way, maybe up to 60th, are you able to see if you can spot an access shutoff for this line?
02:43
Yeah, I'll walk up there and see if you see anything.
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Location mentioned:
Factory Shops Blvd, Florida 34222
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