Natural gas leak prompts evacuations near Waterman, Warrenville IL


Fire department responded to a large natural gas leak near Waterman Street. High gas levels were detected in the ground and nearby houses were evacuated and checked for safety.
Audio|Source: Will and DuPage Counties Police/Fire
02:20
Transcript:
00:00
It doesn't look like minor damage.
00:02
All of Roddy 3 command, we're working on, no, fire on one.
00:05
Can you respond to the same place?
00:07
That's the first thing.
00:08
So, if you came up to court your call, please.
00:09
Copy. Yeah, do you have an order of gas over there or not really? It's mostly in the back here in the Greenway.
00:15
No order here, but definitely to the north.
00:20
The wind's out of the southwest at about four.
00:22
Come up with your meter and I want to check the affected house and the two adjacent houses to make sure they're okay.
00:32
Yep, count now.
00:33
What's count from command?
00:34
The advice Nykor, the Boring Company says they're about three feet deep in the ground.
00:39
They definitely hit a large main.
00:40
We have a lot of gas coming out of the ground in this area.
00:43
Okay, and just confirming it by the near Waterman, correct?
00:46
(number withheld) Waterman, correct? (number withheld).
00:47
Okay. Pulling. 20 is 203338C Charles, 203A8C Charles of Ford.
00:53
That far.
00:54
We have 100% of the LEL in this area around this garage in this house.
01:01
I'll take you man.
01:02
I want you to come up here and get to Residence 259.
01:09
I'll have a truck floor,
01:11
Clear Resonance 263.
01:12
All right, let's receive.
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Warrenville, IL
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