Water crew hits gas main causing leak near Princeton Ave, Chicago IL
Fire & ArsonFire units responded to a natural gas leak near Princeton Avenue in Chicago. A water department crew accidentally struck a two-inch gas main while digging. No gas was detected inside nearby homes. Crews set up a water line as a precaution and waited for the gas company to arrive to fix the leak.
Audio|Source: Chicago Fire - Digital
02:24
Transcript:
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73, we're going to be on the scene near Princeton Ave for the gas leak.
00:05
I'll have command until the chief shows us.
00:11
7.3 message received.
00:15
And our 9217, high, truck 42 to come in the center.
00:20
The 3 message received.
00:24
Truck 4200 from the north.
00:26
Truck 4200 from the north. Truck 4200 from the north.
00:29
John 4-2 is coming from north.
00:33
Topics are responding to level one asthma for gas leak, 9230.
00:36
In Princeton, winds are out of the south at 12 miles an hour.
00:39
Again, winds out of the south, 12 miles an hour for the level 1 in 92.39.
00:44
Engine 64, we're northbound, near South Tennant,
00:49
got a raised ranch for the gas leak.
00:52
Nothing's showing, we're investigated.
00:57
64 message received.
00:59
So at 31, sorry.
01:06
23, English.
01:09
73. 73.
01:13
Okay, we have the water department who struck a possibly of two-inch mate.
01:18
We're going to be in front of Turner Drew School.
01:22
We checked the residents directly in front, no gas in any of the residential.
01:27
We're dropping a two and a half at the precaution line, positive source of water,
01:33
any EPA on the gas company.
01:39
73 message received no ET at this time at triple gas.
01:42
We'll check.
01:47
Okay,
01:51
message received. This could advise them with the water department was digging in a pit full of water, so we're going to have to drain this as soon as they get this shut down.
02:04
73 message received.
02:10
In (number withheld), (number withheld), being help with the ambulance return.
02:14
Thank you, return.
02:22
23, we have a 20-minute ETA for people's gas.
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Location mentioned:
Near S Princeton Ave, Chicago, IL 60620
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