Six-inch gas line cut causes strong odor in area


Fire crews respond to a cut six-inch gas line on Tammy Lane causing a strong gas smell. The flow has been partially reduced with equipment, lessening the odor. Nearby residents may be affected by the smell.
Audio|Source: South Metro Fire Rescue
02:52
Transcript:
Engine 46, odor investigation. Map page, Z-34C-9287, Tammy Lane. Engine 46, odor investigation. Yeah, I think that odor investigation you're getting is due to the gasline cut here when we drove up. You could smell it. It's a six-inch line, so if you want to advise people in the area, they're going to be smelling it. All right, copass, thank you. 17-0-9. 146 as such. Engine 46 as such. Engine 21, Medic 21, Medical Assist, Map page M29A 9076, East Louisiana Place. Engine 21, Medic 211, Medical Assist. Engine 46, dispatch. discretion there is a gas line cut just to the north of this location. The time for did advise us a six inch line that is cut and it'll be smelled far away. It is cut. The time for want us to go or have we told the RPs that this is a cut gas line? We did advise the RP that it was going to be due to the gas line with the what direction the winds are blowing right now. As far as your comments, we're going to go available. That's engine 33. 33. Dressing service and quarter station 33. 1711. Plains, command. Go ahead, command. The RP that was calling, if you want to advise them, the odor should get better here. They were able to reduce the flow with a backhoe, so we have a significant reduction in flow, so it shouldn't help out a little bit, hopefully. All right, Command, I'm happy. They've been able to make some progress with a backhoe should limit the flow.
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Arapahoe County, CO
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