Major gas leak closes streets near OMPH parking lot, Ephrata PA
Fire & ArsonA major gas leak occurred near the OMPH parking lot in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, causing streets including Pine Street, Duke Street, Church Avenue, and Winter Drive to be closed to traffic and pedestrians. Emergency services and the utility company were on scene addressing the leak and managing the shutdown of roads to ensure safety.
Audio|Source: Lancaster County Fire and EMS - Bravo
08:39
Transcript:
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Command 15, okay, UGI is on the phone with us, we're updating them now.
00:05
Okay, UGI is on the phone with us, we're updating them now. Command 15.
00:06
As your company can take their sign position at a hydrant, we're going to stage the tower across the street at OMPH parking lot.
00:15
Command 15, okay?
00:17
And we're going to be operating on off 6, as noted in the catnodes.
00:19
Command 15, okay.
00:20
...through icon to the call.
00:22
I will do that.
00:23
And 15 from Chief 16.
00:25
Guy, out 15 with 3.
00:27
Go ahead.
00:28
Tower 15, okay?
00:29
Assistant 15 is all the same.
00:30
Assistant 15 is all the same. Assistant 15, okay.
00:31
Go ahead.
00:32
Unicon Command 15, go ahead.
00:35
Command 15, go ahead.
00:36
Command 15 from Chief 16 on Office 6.
00:39
Copy, I'm gonna go to the scene.
00:41
Go ahead. From the scene.
00:42
15 fire, please, from 4.
00:44
Traffic 15, okay.
00:46
I'm currently an OMPH parking lot.
00:48
You need any resources for me.
00:51
Hey there. Traffic, pull into the parking lot.
00:53
It's behind the building.
00:54
Command traffic.
00:55
Why not? On Bravo.
00:56
This is traffic.
00:57
Go ahead. down Pine Street from Duke Street to Church Avenue please and if you need additional resources you go ahead and advised would also shut down the 300 block of Church Avenue please copy dad 15 for our please from 4 County Squad 16 was warming with 3
01:19
Squad 16, okay?
01:21
Okay, Tower 15, both team.
01:22
Tower 15, okay.
01:24
Commander Tower. Traffic.
01:25
Sit the shutdown tour.
01:26
Good.
01:27
Talk to this.
01:28
It's going to stage you until we get this control number and we're going to meter the structure.
01:32
The chief told me to shut down Pine Street at Duke Street.
01:35
No, I count the key.
01:36
Well, I'm going to send you to the other way.
01:38
I'll take this. This is 11.
01:39
I'm on State Street, a couple blocks away where do you want me?
01:42
Commander Squad 16.
01:43
Committee 15, we tell him 15.
01:45
Go ahead. Command of Squad 16.
01:48
Eleven, I need you to go down to, uh, when your drive and shut that down there.
01:54
Go ahead, Tower.
01:55
Come back with the road name?
01:56
Commander Squad 16.
01:57
When you drive, it's the first drive at the bottom of the hill.
02:00
Sponding.
02:01
You copy, take your time position and stage at the hydrant.
02:04
Stayed away on church for now.
02:07
Kathy, if you want to set cones across there at Pine Street.
02:10
152 is responding, uh, picked your appropriate one, uh,
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foreign employee, 13.
02:15
No one page, parking.
02:16
Two, I need you at, uh,
02:18
I need you at, uh, I need you at church and fine.
02:20
Copy. Are we shutting it down?
02:22
Yes, the both fine and winter drive.
02:26
We want this closed off to all traffic both vehicle and pedestrian, correct?
02:41
I went shut down from, I went, the block of church, shut down between OMPH and when to drive and find between OMPH and where I'm at.
02:53
Copy, I get that, but we want to close 15 County, even if you do.
02:59
Correct. We will call them back to get an E to have somebody en route.
03:04
Got copy. Do you want to put cones across on Pine Street also?
03:08
County Amos 2 a lot of the riding on scene
03:10
Yeah, we'll clone now.
03:12
Okay. I'm sorry, 8. County Squad 16 on scene.
03:14
Squad 16, okay?
03:16
Command of Squad 16, which high are you stage now?
03:18
Where stage y'all says, two 655 church abs.
03:21
That got the stage in the Hocker and 3505 chaffman.
03:23
Kelly, 151.
03:24
End in 151, okay.
03:26
And it is a major leap.
03:27
I can hear it hissing from where I'm at.
03:29
As you can take your time position at the hydrant with squad 16.
03:34
See 15, can you repeat?
03:36
Take your time position, stage of the hydrant with squad 16.
03:39
Can you repeat? Can you from ANO 371?
03:41
Amylands 371 18, fine, no need to check.
03:45
Amyline, 371, okay?
03:47
Command 15, from County.
03:49
Go ahead.
03:50
Their technician as a 25-minute ETA, we did emphasize the size of the leak and pipe that was struck.
03:58
They're going to try to get someone close, sir.
03:59
Okay, okay, thank you.
04:00
G16. G16.
04:01
County, Mickey, 221 will be an apology.
04:03
Mickey 221, okay.
04:05
Can you make your way on the Tud Charlie neighborhoods and just check out the Duke Street area and surrounding that way? You cut out.
04:19
You want me to check which street areas, church or pine? Can I have a team from it.
04:26
Seven, yeah, come in, you can come to Duke and Pine.
04:30
Duke and Pine, copy.
04:32
The Duke Street area, the Side Charlie area,
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neighborhoods. Chief 16 received.
04:36
15, 7, when you come in, come in North State Street, you cannot come to church and turn on Pine.
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Near Church Ave, Ephrata, PA 17522
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