Broken gas line detected at La Jolla construction site, San Diego CA
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a broken natural gas line about two inches wide at a construction site near The Strand in La Jolla. They monitored the site and evacuated construction workers. Nearby buildings were vacant, so no additional evacuations were needed at the location.
Audio|Source: San Diego City and Poway Fire
04:31
Transcript:
00:00
We're investigating, I'll assume, Coul-TRA and I-C.
00:03
Retiree-N-1, Metro? Engine 50, Metro copies, that seen construction crew on the street, investigating us the mean, coast-R-N-IC[1].
00:10
IC[1], engine 35, we're pulling up.
00:13
Engine 28, Metro, confirm, respond.
00:19
Engine 20, microphone for response.
00:22
Hanson 35.
00:24
Go ahead and take my crew and investigate.
00:27
Looks like it's going to be on the east side of the building.
00:33
Engine 35 copies.
00:37
All these buildings to the east on the Gold Strand are vacant.
00:41
They're not, nobody's moved in yet, so we don't need the evacuation group.
00:44
All right, copy.
00:45
I'll just add in.
00:46
I'll assume a fire attack and investigate, confirm broken blind.
00:50
See from engine 50, engineer on command.
00:53
Hi, Ian. According to Scott, the four minutes, anywhere from an inch, it's in a quarter line.
00:58
They don't have a visual on it, but that's what they're thinking the size is.
01:01
You copy. Truck 35, it's too.
01:08
35 from IC[1] go and get your gas monitor out and start to sniffing around the area mainly to be the west of our location just to make sure any residents are okay over here to shelter-in-place control from Galtrow nai-Z close close front of AC go from metro.
01:28
Engine 22, Medical,
01:31
7 Echo, 7 Fox strut, 3311 Hill Street, 3311 Hill STP, Cross Streets, Akron Street, and Bangor Street, Engine 22,
01:42
7 Echo, 7 Fox Stratt.
01:45
Metro, engine 20.
01:46
Age 20.
01:49
Engine 50, from Indian 50 firefighters.
01:51
We got a confirmed broken blowing about a 2 inch back here.
01:54
Metro up and I see this confirmed broken and blowing, approximately inch to an inch and a quarter line inside of a construction site.
02:03
We have an ETA on the control crew.
02:05
Metro, can you add another ALS[2] ambulance to our call?
02:12
Medic 22 is actually...
02:13
out of service mechanical.
02:15
Age 20 copy, I mean, this is 20 list, Medi 22, that serves mechanical.
02:21
Coffron, AC, Metacopies confirmed, broken and blowing, a buttoning to a quarter inch inside construction site.
02:27
Standby for R&ET.
02:29
Call 1018.
02:31
I.C. Fire attack, on attack.
02:34
Engine 2, truck 1, metal.
02:36
I see Cuffy.
02:37
I'll come to a face-to-face.
02:39
I see Agent 36 as seen on a hydrant.
02:42
Try, Andrew 1 is in the area.
02:44
Tips and to locate.
02:46
Can we get him to wave us down? Angel 1, copy.
02:50
Do you copy?
02:51
I'm just going to keep you this engine 35, all right? Engine 35, what do you got? This is the town deal.
02:58
Copy, I see.
02:59
Engine 35. Yeah, we're with the contractor right now.
03:02
It's a confirmed two-inch lines.
03:05
These buildings are vacant.
03:07
There's no need for evacuations.
03:09
That's your engine 20.
03:11
Agent 20. The other unit can be a BLS[3] unit as well.
03:15
Just the closest unit, please.
03:17
You both can blow in 2-inch line confirmed,
03:19
and is there any ways that I have a main shutoff for the construction site can you confirm with their contractor?
03:26
Uh,
03:27
standby, we'll see.
03:30
Okay, H20 copy.
03:32
We're just taking one now, standby for you to number.
03:35
That'll be BLS[3]6, BLS6.
03:37
Copy that, BLS[3]6.
03:38
Break Metro from Battalion 2.
03:40
Battalion 2 is going to send Gold Strand, I see, update on conditions.
03:45
This is a confirmed broken blowing,
03:48
confirmed 2 inch line per cruise.
03:51
Right now we're in the process of monitoring and setting up up divisions.
03:57
At this point, these buildings are unoccupied.
04:00
There's no need for evacuations other than construction crews who would be evacuated.
04:05
The Italian 2nd Goelstrand, IC[1]A.
04:07
I see in 1926 and behind an engine 36.
04:10
Retaliant 2 Metro copies assuming IC[1] confirmed broken and blowing.
04:15
It's a confirmed 2 inch line per the crew.
04:17
In process of monitoring and setting up divisions.
04:20
Buildings aren't occupied.
04:21
No need for evacuations except for construction.
04:24
We advise as you DG&E will call back with an EPA for control crew.
04:28
That's right, Inj1 7EEEFO, we've located at station.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
IC: Incident Command or Commander established to manage and direct response at an incident scene.
[2]
ALS: Advanced Life Support medical response at paramedic level, providing higher-level prehospital care.
[3]
BLS: Basic emergency medical care or response provided by non-advanced EMS personnel or units.
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Location mentioned:
The Strand, La Jolla, CA 92093
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