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Natural gas line hit; businesses evacuated, road closed 

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Near US-27, Haines City, FL 33844
Dispatch audio reporting that underground drilling struck a gas line. White natural gas was seen coming from the ground. Fire units evacuated nearby Starbucks and Culver's, requested a 300-foot safety zone, and asked law enforcement to close Highway 27 and nearby streets.
Audio|Source: Polk County Fire Rescue, Fire and EMS
07:39

Transcript:
Yeah, there's cars or vehicles or personnel post pool, yeah, you can just isolate it. We got it. Every night to hangy to the engine, too. Should be a 300-foot isolation distance, copy. We got it, thank you. Rescue 42. The Tiny 3. Rescue 42. I copy the Sign 3. You can work me temporarily out of service. I copy. Rescue 37. 37, we're en route, Harder, Florida. Transporting, Heart of Florida, 1505[4]. Rescue 20, destination. Destination, 1506[5]. X7, 56. Engine 3.8, heavy 9. Rescue 36, dispatch. Rescue 36. Two years in a row. Rescue 36. In-Rot 2, Winterhaven. One patient. (name withheld), (name withheld), (name withheld), 6. One, correction. Battalion, 2. En route. I copy En route, Shen Boulevard and Cummings Street West. If you're going to want 300 feet, we're going to end up shutting down both sides of 27. I copy. 300 feet. Engine 3-8 dispatch, we're going to need ASO[2], we're going to need a lot of assistance and shut down this whole entire intertection. Hi, copy, (name withheld). Engine 42, you can terminate. Before it's a copy complete. Complete, 1507[6]. Engine 202. Engine 20, dispatch. And just one. Complete. Complete, 1507. Rescue 30. Winnerave an engine 2, Chastain, 105, Brinton Manor Drive, Tech 7[1], 5088. Do you want us to send a line on charge for protection? Get with Engine 38 and they'll lead you to give them the direction. Engine 38, the Haines City Engine 2. Yes, we're going to need to charge the line underground, please. We copy that. Alarm 5471[3], Scott View, Lane, Engine 28, Engine 2 of the 9-6, Tech 10, 10, 529. City Rescue 1. City Rescue 1. City Rescue 1. Close some service, please. Thank you. I'll go complete from this call. I'm going to tech non to gas leak. And copy. Engine 3-8, that's not in fine. Go ahead, 3-8. I'm going to go ahead and set up command until you can get here. We do desperately need some law enforcement. In order to shut this whole area down. I copy, just do your best. I copy on. Hi, copy. Hi, you see this flash? Back to you. Add me for the call. Show me respond. Copy responding. Highway 27 and Posner Boulevard in front of the Starbucks, reference to athletes. Skiy-42 to injure 42. (name withheld) 329 this hush. Matic 329. Complete covering. Complete material. Good team. Page 33, we copy busload, thank you. Squat them this bad show don't see. Break, 3.738, go ahead. They were doing underground drilling, so to speak. They hit a line. Just a moment ago, we actually had white natural gas coming up from the ground. At this point, we're trying to clear out Starbucks and Culver's. We definitely need to try to get 27 Southbound shutdown and Alapazer Park shutdown. Go ahead. The last person should be walking out of Sarboogne. There, shout down on nothing, there close, Timberalli. That's good job here. The Gulf Air Boulevard is tagged 7, 1513[7].

Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Tech 7: Technical/Rescue Team
[2]
ASO: Assistance/Agency Support Officer
[3]
Alarm 5471: Fire/Rescue Alarm
[4]
1505: Timestamp/Unit Marker
[5]
1506: Timestamp/Unit Marker
[6]
1507: Timestamp/Unit Marker
[7]
1513: Timestamp/Unit Marker

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Near US-27, Haines City, FL 33844

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