Contractor strikes gas line near Mount Vernon Street, Ridgefield Park NJ
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, a contractor struck a gas line near Mount Vernon Street in Ridgefield Park. Fire and public service units responded to control the gas leak and established a command to manage the situation.
Audio|Heard on: Bergen NJ Fire-Tac Group Calls
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01:30
Transcript:
00:00
50 engine 1 responding.
00:02
Ready to see if the engine 1.
00:04
Your cross-in-end is going to be Morningside Lane Mount Vernon Street.
00:06
Your hydro will be across the street from (number withheld).
00:09
PS Gas is the one to notify on this call.
00:11
They have a typing around.
00:12
10.50.
00:14
Yeah, well.
00:17
50 engine 2 is responding.
00:20
Where you see you, 10.51.
00:22
50 engine 1 is on the scene.
00:24
2 and a story residential.
00:26
Nothing shown.
00:27
We have our own water. Public services also on the scene.
00:29
We established Overpeck Avenue Command.
00:32
We'll be established a command. We see 50 engine 1.2 and after a residential PS not seen while on water at this time.
00:37
That's 51 established command command.
00:40
I went to two captains in the fire count.
00:43
Go off the Firecum, sir.
00:50
By running a two cavern listening command of Lower Fight Avenue.
00:56
Great two, Captain.
00:57
The Sunday command at 1054.
00:58
Overpack Avenue command of Firecalf.
01:02
Go firecum.
01:05
His contractor is on scene, ended up hitting the gas line.
01:08
P.S. is on scene.
01:10
He's attempting to reach the valve and see if we can get this to stop.
01:14
We're going to be holding engine one and engine two on scene until he's able to find a show up.
01:21
Ready to see the contractor on scene had a gas line pieces on scene to temperature the valves.
01:26
We'll be holding with engine one and engine two until there we getashed at all sent to the air.
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Location mentioned:
Mt Vernon St, Ridgefield Park, NJ 07660
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