Major gas leak reported near Wildwood Lake Road, Cleveland TN
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According to the dispatch call, a major gas leak was reported near Wildwood Lake Road Southeast in Cleveland, Tennessee. Chattanooga Gas is responding with an estimated arrival time of 30 to 60 minutes. Police are diverting traffic at Lee Street and Wildwood Lake Road. Cleveland Utilities was requested to check the safety of a temporary power pole near the gas line.
Audio|Heard on: Bradley County Sheriff, Cleveland Police, Fire Rescue and MAC
Listen to dispatch call
04:1
Transcript:
00:00
Chattanooga Gas is en route.
00:01
They've got about a 30-minute to one-hour ETA.
00:04
Do you need PD en route to help direct traffic?
00:08
If they want to come block the road, that's fine, but I'm just not letting any traffic through here until it's prepared.
00:17
I copy.
00:23
If you want to advise PD to divert down at Lois onto Johnson Boulevard, that would help with traffic.
00:39
11.
00:43
Mother picked up her child.
00:46
I'm going to have a report.
00:47
Keep me on this. I've got to make a couple phone calls.
00:51
I'm probably.
00:52
Just let me know. You're clear.
00:54
110. Are you still on scene as well? Are you clear?
01:00
You can show me in service.
01:04
My copy.
01:09
I'm around the White Street.
01:15
37, I think I stepped on you.
01:20
I'll be around the Black Street.
01:24
That's the incorrect address.
01:26
Stand by one moment.
01:33
75, the actual address is near Wildwood Lake Road Southeast.
01:38
Near Wildwood Lake Road Southeast.
01:42
Two and four.
01:48
I was requesting you to divert traffic from Lois to Johnson Boulevard.
01:54
Inge Company 3.
01:58
Go ahead.
02:00
If we could, could you please send one of those PD units to the intersection of Lee Street and Wildwood to divert the traffic up Lee?
02:12
That was sent.
02:14
Do you have the unit number?
02:22
Yeah, I apologize.
02:23
1,001.
02:29
Okay.
02:35
...to Wildwood like, if you learn out over there, please.
02:40
Sure.
02:42
Thank you very much.
02:48
7, 497.
02:51
Yeah.
03:03
Could you also have someone from Cleveland utilities en route?
03:09
Their temporary pole that they have set up for this project is right next to the gas line, and I'm not sure about the safety of this pole.
03:20
I'd like to have someone come out and look at it.
03:24
I got me. I'll have them en route.
03:32
Good.
03:36
Non-the-main 80.8.
03:39
Okay.
03:44
3549.
03:46
Go ahead. Go ahead.
03:51
If you can come down Wildwood onto Wildwood Lake from that direction,
03:55
I'm going to shut Wildwood down from Lee Street.
03:58
If you can shut it down Elrod, they have a pretty major gas leak here.
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Location mentioned:
Wildwood Lake Rd SE, Cleveland, TN 37311
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