Underground transformer fire and large gas leak in neighborhood, Derby KS
Fire & ArsonA fire emergency occurred involving an underground transformer on fire and a large gas leak from a four-inch gas line. The leaking gas spread close to the ground throughout the neighborhood, leading responders to notify residents and request utility company assistance.
Audio|Source: Wichita and Sedgwick County Fire Resource / OPS-1
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Transcript:
00:00
Do you have an ETA on the gas company?
00:07
That is negative on an ETA from them. I did advise them though that the gas line was confirmed to be hit.
00:15
They asked me if we had any other information like is it blowing or possibly like the size of a line.
00:22
I don't know if that would speed them up. If you have that information, I can call them back.
00:29
Ten floor, we think it's probably a four-inch line and it's blowing.
00:33
It's a large leak.
00:36
And it's with no wind over here, it's also creating the gas to hug down on the ground and spread throughout the neighborhood.
00:48
Copy that. I'll give them a call back, let them know they need to X tonight.
00:58
Agent 38 from the battalion 32.
01:02
Go ahead.
01:06
Are you going door to order to let residents now or if you need more help?
01:12
Well, this is over here in the Florida Kings, most of the houses are like long distances apart, but yeah, we are doing that. We'll be good.
01:20
We've got spots here with this thing.
01:27
All right, copy.
01:31
Office is calling the gas company.
01:42
This one's all the same. Looks like we possibly have an underground transformer on fire.
01:48
Checking.
01:51
Copy that underground transformer on fire.
01:56
This is going to be an engine 81.
02:03
The market command. We're going to need Evergy to this location, ASAP.
02:07
This is going to be an underground fault.
02:10
Burning.
02:15
Copy that engine one. I'm going to go ahead and give you guys a TAC channel as well.
02:20
I will get EverG over there.
02:24
Go ahead and just make this a building fire response for now.
02:34
Copy that balancing to a building fire.
02:43
Put squad one on the... Squad 15 on the building fire.
02:51
Copy that, Squad 15. Stand by for attack channel. One moment.
02:59
I'm from Squad 61 to be just around.
03:03
Okay, one in route.
03:09
Squad 61 en route.
03:15
Austin Binge, anyone, we can cancel EMS, no patient chose level.
03:23
Start for what is now a building fire 400 North Market stations 1, 2,457, 9 and 15.
03:45
With the proper tones, battalion one, battalion two, battalion three, engine, one, engine, two, engine, four, engine, five, mobile air one, rehab, seven, rescue, one, squad, one, squad, 15, truck one, truck one, truck two, for what is now a building fire, four, zero, north market,
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four, zero, north market, for what is now a building fire, battalion two,
04:03
engine, one, engine, two, engine, engine, four, engine five.
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Mobile Air 1, Rehab 7, Rescue 1, Squad 1, Squad 15, Truck 1, and Truck 2.
04:12
Operate Tech 1, Your Map page 5447, operate Tech 1, Tack 1, on arrival.
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Resource, Squad 5.
04:21
Addis the building car with Engine 5,
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please.
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Location mentioned:
W Greenway Blvd, Derby, KS 67037
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