Small gas leak caused by shovel hit at Roadrunner Loop, Rio Rancho NM

Fire & Arson

Reported: 10/28/2025 08:26 AM

Near Roadrunner Loop NE, Rio Rancho, NM 87144

A small gas leak occurred near Roadrunner Loop when a caller hit a quarter-inch residential gas line with a shovel. Emergency responders established a command post to manage the gas leak situation.

Audio|Source: Albuquerque-Bernalillo County-Rio Rancho Fire/Rescue

02:21

Transcript:

00:00

Runner 1 Rescue 7 Response near Roadrunner Loop Northeast for a small gas leak, calling party hit it with a shovel of L5, Rutherlander.

00:18

Medics 5. Respond to a 19 Charlie 6, heart rate less than 50 or greater than 130 BPM, at near Constitution Avenue, Northeast.

00:32

Medics 5. Respond to a 19 Charlie 6, heart rate less than 50 or greater than 130 BPM, at near Constitution Avenue, Northeast.

00:50

Engine 6 Fire Control.

00:52

Pitcha 6. Our control, water 5.

00:55

We're close for the road on our looping central.

00:57

Water 1, we'll handle it.

01:00

Yes, we're arriving on.

01:02

Number 5. Another 1 time here.

01:07

Ingen 6, 6, Fire Control.

01:09

You're radio clean out.

01:11

You're arriving in O'srest?

01:12

Fire 1 straight, touch spot.

01:15

There's where having on scene where nothing is showing BCF.

01:21

Nothing showing making face to face with DCSO.

01:24

Nothing showing rescuing at the time.

01:31

Fire alarm.

01:36

Fire alarm.

01:43

Respond to a 52 Charlie 3, Fire Alarm,

01:48

Commercial Building,

01:49

at 3701 Ellison Drive, Northwest.

01:58

All right, it's a lot of flag going on scene.

02:01

We do have a quarter-inch gas line to a house near Roadrunner Loop.

02:07

We will have Roadrunner Command break.

02:10

Rescue 7 when you get here, Blanc, Ronde, Vista, and Roadrunner Loop.

02:15

Redfrey 7, Jerry.

02:18

Our control director, Quarren.

02:20

Refuse.

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