Gas leak causes road closure near Whaley and Spring Place road, Wildwood Lake TN
Road ClosureA major gas leak was discovered on a six-inch gas line near Whaley Road and Spring Place Road, causing emergency responders to close the road and reroute traffic. Crews from the gas company were notified to repair the damaged line. The closure will remain until the situation is resolved safely.
Audio|Source: Bradley County & Cleveland Fire
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Transcript:
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Resgate 800.
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They're letting people come by down here.
00:04
I've actually got a construction zone up here with active people working and they're moving cars from your side to my side.
00:13
You want me to continue that or stop all traffic?
00:17
Hang on, I'm up here in this veterinary office trying to talk to them.
00:23
800 LT, if you can, just circulate everybody through the Hardee's parking lot and get them going back around just telling the roadway shutdown.
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I copy, Sheriff.
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I'm going to control this island down here.
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Let me copy.
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Engine 10, Captain, 800.
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Go ahead, Cap.
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I just sent you a text on your phone with (name withheld)'s phone number.
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He's our Chattanooga Gas representative.
01:20
Yeah, Talley's on the phone with them, but they're kind of going through the steps.
01:25
It's like a dispatch center, so they're not comprehending that it's a leak.
01:30
Thank you for that number, Cap.
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800. The gas company wants to know if the sound is coming from the meter.
01:42
Can you repeat that? You're not able to be understood.
01:50
I apologize.
01:51
I've tried a new gas on the phone.
01:53
They're wanting to know if the hissing sound is coming from the meter.
01:58
Negative.
01:59
The six inch line has been nixed, not a meter.
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I copy. Thank you.
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800 communications.
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I spoke with one of the reps from Tadanoogas.
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Also, this is a six-inch line with about a foot tear into it.
02:15
He's supposed to be notified his call center as well and have some crews come out here.
02:20
Hi, Kathy, I'm still on hold with the dispatch.
02:23
Ten-four. I've done spoke with one of their representatives.
02:27
The biggest thing right now is we're going to have to do is keep Spring Place shut down until they can get this fit.
02:33
I got me.
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There's smoking at the other end, just maybe we can warn her here in a second.
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I'm not going to go on any further.
02:54
I might have to see one of these construction got a hold her up.
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Do you're going to name.
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I have you.
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I have you.
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I have you.
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500
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500
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Clearing Erlanger heads about the county I'm copy
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515 this matchets 515
03:40
So the patient we were supposed to pick up, decided to go POV,
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and I guess we're going to go to the second floor and get the one going to OODAWL now.
03:52
I got a copy.
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800, trend of the gas is a 30 to 60 minute EPA.
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Therefore, we copy.
04:01
Also, if you don't care,
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I know S.O.
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knows, but you may want to notify EMS or other agencies that Spring Place right here will be shut down for however long until they get here.
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Location mentioned:
Whaley Rd & Spring Place Rd SE, Tennessee 37323
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