Gas leak causes road closure near school in Staunton, Staunton VA
Fire & ArsonEmergency personnel responded to a large gas leak from a two-inch pipe causing road closure near a school in Staunton. The gas company was contacted and safety checks were conducted including contact with the school due to wind direction toward the playground.
Audio|Source: Staunton Area Public Safety
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Transcript:
00:00
I mean, we do have heavy gas flow.
00:01
It appears to be at least a two inch line.
00:03
Okay, just let me know what your readings are from whatever distance away from the hole.
00:07
Also, am I good to put the aim on the service?
00:09
Okay.
00:10
995 through ID, so you can show service, switch back to primary.
00:12
Got a high reading, uh,
00:16
let me see, six foot on your side of the pipe.
00:19
758. Very, very traffic, so...
00:23
All right, move on.
00:24
Three, three. Tango whiskey, Delta 2969, DWD,
00:28
2969, or Louis and Johnson that are still moving.
00:31
14 from command.
00:33
As my friend of Smith returns, your company, you can go on service.
00:35
14, straight.
00:36
239, U.C.
00:37
39 U.C.
00:38
Johnson and Byter Street.
00:39
Hello. Myself and original 11 on location until the arrival of gas company.
00:43
We do have the road shut down as a now.
00:45
Notified, they're sending someone else.
00:47
5 to see Traverse County.
00:48
Two zero-bye.
00:51
1500 block, pieces of town.
00:54
Region registration, uniform, bravo, November 3312, UPN, 332.
00:58
Man, is that line the one that feeds the school? And so do you think it's a big enough link that we need to notify them that they maybe have their service disrupted?
01:06
I'm not 110% sure that the lines down, they stopped prior,
01:13
probably 40 feet prior to where they were digging.
01:15
So I don't know if it's the one that's going to be feeding the school or if they're on a different main.
01:18
Okay, thank you.
01:19
Thank you. Councilord, please.
01:20
O'Dill, Oscar, Oster, Sierra, 507, H, CERO-0-S-S-5-07.
01:27
Cording load of Atlantic, Union Bank.
01:28
It might be it.
01:33
It might be advisable to make contact with the school, let them know about the leak since the wind is blowing in the playground direction.
01:41
We've made contact with the score already.
01:43
Should it's confirmed that hole,
01:44
exterior area is clear, correct.
01:46
You may also want to go downwind and get readings as well.
01:48
My meter completely axed out.
01:50
Like I said, that was six feet from the hole itself.
01:52
Go ahead.
01:53
Your traffic has cut off.
01:54
Tax the school to get them a heads up.
01:56
We already had somebody talk to the school directly, but thank you, though.
01:59
Yes, the track 14 is clear the same, we're tracking the quarters.
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Staunton, VA 24401
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