Gas leak prompts evacuations and road closures near Harwich Dr, San Marcos CA
Fire & ArsonFire and law enforcement crews responded to a major gas leak at near Harwich Dr. The gas line was broken and gas was escaping with a strong odor. Nearby homes were evacuated for safety. Roads around the area were closed to protect the public. Crews are monitoring the situation and awaiting a repair crew to arrive.
Audio|Source: San Marcos Public Safety
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Transcript:
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I met seeing the dispatched location, confirmed, broken, and glowing. We've met with construction workers on site.
00:06
I've known the exact size, but it is exposed to air.
00:10
We've evacuated near Harwich Dr.
00:14
I'll be establishing Hill I.C.
00:26
Major 141, I want you to work on evacuations of the adjoining houses.
00:34
I got the evacuation of joining houses additionally.
00:37
It is a broken and blowing pretty extensive gas smell coming on the east side of the structure.
00:46
I'm going to have to evacuate behind as well.
00:50
Yeah, copy, if you could get some readings for me as well. Right.
00:54
Truck 141 from Hill I see. I'm going to have you and engine 133 on the east side on Harwich.
01:03
It looks like 133 is arriving at seeing take readings and work on evacuations of the houses immediately east of near Harwich Dr.
01:14
I copy. Evacuate east side on Harwich with Injur 133.
01:21
I see, into 133 copies. We're going to do some ratings in the houses on Harwich.
01:28
Hill I see Engine 143 is just located north in you at Berry Hill.
01:33
Engine 143, work with Engine 141 on evacuations and monitoring on Berry Hill.
01:48
Engine 143, copy.
01:52
Hill, I see, engine 144 at team staged, Harwich and Hazen.
02:02
Ninja 144, I copy your stage at Harwich and Hazen.
02:07
And Hill, I see, engine 144, Sheriff is at scene with a road closure at the same location.
02:19
Copy the road closure, thanks.
02:26
RA143 Hill, I see.
02:31
RA143 Hill, I see.
02:34
RA143 Hill, I see.
02:38
Go for R.A. 143.
02:42
Hold in your present location and maintain traffic control so no vehicles drive past you.
02:49
Copy that.
02:55
Northcombe, Hill, I see.
02:58
Hill, I see.
03:04
SDO's so as at scene we've got road closures in the area evacuations underway.
03:10
You get an ETA from SDG&E on a work crew for me.
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Hill I see, Andrew 144.
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Engine 144, hell I see.
03:26
The deputy at Hazen and Harwich is asking if you'd like more units, he can request them directly for traffic control.
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Affirmative,
03:40
they could send one to Hazen and Larchwood,
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one to Larchwood and Berryhill.
03:46
Total of three units, six.
03:49
I copy Haysen and Larchwood, Hazen, and Berryhill.
03:56
Copy SO on scene road closures in the area. Evacuations underway requesting ETA from SDG and E.
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Location mentioned:
Near Harwich Dr, San Marcos, CA 92069
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