Gas line cut at Westfield construction site causes leak, Westfield IN
Fire & ArsonEmergency services responded to a gas leak caused by a cut gas line at a construction site in Westfield, Indiana. They evacuated nearby houses and monitored the area for safety due to the hazardous gas odor and ongoing construction.
Audio|Source: Hamilton County Fire & EMS
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Transcript:
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Ladder 384.
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Engine 381.
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Engine 383.BETIC,
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382. Battalion, 308.
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Safety,
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308. Gas line is cut near quarter pole lane cross off Canterwood Port and Vigwood Avenue.
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Respond on Ops,
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301.82, George.
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Timeout, 1042.
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Time 308.
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Can you contact Centerpoint and give me a weather record?
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Clear.
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Control in 3801.
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Go ahead.
00:48
Can we get weather,
00:51
please?
00:56
We're in the process of getting it.
01:03
9308, engine 3 to 41, when's from the east at 11 miles per hour?
01:09
Control, I'm there.
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Just information, I'm near person Oak Ridge and I do have an odor in the air.
01:15
Claire, they're advising they hit a gas main, a construction company can be heard and smelled.
01:21
Are you going to call center point now? Not clear, can you ask the center point to make this rush?
01:28
Clear.
01:33
Clare.
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I'm in the area.
01:41
I don't have anything yet.
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I'll establish command.
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I'll be investigating.
01:46
Italian 308 in the area which command is investigating 1046.
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Command engine 31.
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Good.
01:56
Looks like our closest hydrant is going to be Viking Laird 161 on the south side.
02:01
You may want to have the second engine stage there.
02:10
Okay, we should have Huygens in this neighborhood.
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It's a new development.
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I've got to have one right here where I'm at.
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I just got to find me a leak.
02:21
Okay, one's clear.
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Control from the minute.
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Good.
02:29
I've located.
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I'm at home site 23.
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I do have Audible leak.
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I do have a hydrant right out front.
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I do have construction still happening.
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I need to evacuate that house.
02:45
Clear on Audible leak.
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Instruction is still happening in the area.
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Complete.
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First arriving, give me monitoring and get these workers out of here.
02:57
All right, 3D4 is entering the position now.
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It's clear.
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Digital 3.1 arriving first entrance.
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Agent 1, can approach up this way.
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The wind's out of the east.
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It's going to be directly in front of me.
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Actually just a little bit west to me where the road curves.
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Agent 381, there's a hider ride at our tailboard.
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3-8 control.
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Go ahead.
03:37
Do we know the construction company and I stopped there, center points asking?
03:46
I'm not sure at this time I can try to find out.
03:51
Claire.
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Medic 382's on scene where do you like at the stage?
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Just stay in a spot where you can get out.
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I don't think we've got any patience.
04:08
Clear.
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Okay from patrol.
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Go ahead.
04:17
Do we even know a size on the line yet?
04:21
Negative. I've got Injord, 381, about to evaluate that.
04:25
It looks like it's going to be a service line to the home.
04:30
Clear.
04:33
Managing 383 is arriving, second engine.
04:36
You have assignment for us?
04:39
I'll have you stayed there on that hydrant near Latter-84 once the META gets out of way.
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Click.
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Safety from command.
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Good.
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You may start with the house to the west across the street since the wind's blowing that direction.
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Command from BCAid.
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Good.
05:17
Going from VC8.
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Go ahead on 301.
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Information, I'm in route and utility 381.
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I'm about 5 minutes away.
05:30
Yeah,
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3.3, shut the road down after that dump truck's out of the way.
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Clear. Command Engine 81.
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Go ahead.
05:51
Looks like we've got a 2.5-3-inch gas line sliced.
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We're getting 5% LEL.
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I'm having them check the house directly across,
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directly less of it.
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