Natural gas rupture reported near University Avenue, Des Moines IA
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Fire & ArsonA natural gas main ruptured near University Avenue in Des Moines. Fire units were dispatched and inspections are ongoing. The gas line is exposed and venting into the atmosphere. The utility company and supervisors have been notified.
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Transcript:
00:00
Truck 9, DC-1, Engine 5, Truck 9, near University Avenue, near University Avenue on a natural gas rupture of main.
00:09
Response 1, Fire Ground 5.
00:15
Belinda, 2,200 Sunset Drive at the Fairway for a theft, (name withheld) female stick things in her purse, she has been cooperative, adult female, a known amount, maybe packages of medicine.
00:31
30, copy.
00:34
1452.
00:37
3043, I'll go for 30.30.
00:39
Just back my phone call until I get a DPN.
00:45
Thank you.
00:50
1452. 1452.
00:56
1441. 1452.
00:57
241. 1452. It'll be central north.
01:04
Thank you. See, five, zero.
01:07
Thank you. Give me a flight back to national flight, too.
01:15
Thank you.
01:22
Bc1 and Gen 5, we'll get a hold of a truck 9, but you're headed to near University Avenue, near University Avenue on a rupture of Main, called in by Communications Datalink.
01:32
Their company has a gas line here.
01:35
Supervisor is on the way, and we've got MidAmerican notified.
01:46
Can you add by inspection number two dollar CPS when you're ready?
01:56
4250, copy a trip?
01:59
All right.
02:01
On to 6,000 University Avenue, Suite 200 on a mental health, female is being cooperative with their therapist, no weapons, no alcohol, no drug use.
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There we are.
02:14
1454
02:17
27 my number 1427 my number
02:31
14 good track
02:35
I'm seeing that looks like we've got a
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underground through working here
02:43
We're going to make contact.
02:44
Don't roll from you.
02:51
Crabby. 55.
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493.
03:03
Can you put me out at the 200 blocks of water and start me crowtail for a show in Alavow, please.
03:11
Figure out with 112 to 1041.
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12, 1041,
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and 1456.
03:22
Remember the...
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24256. As a one-inch service line, it's exposed outside, ventilating into the atmosphere.
03:34
It's exposed outside, ventilating into the atmosphere, so...
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Agent Pond can handle it.
03:37
You can go back in.
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University Ave, Des Moines, IA 50311
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