smoke and displaced manhole covers from underground explosion, Kansas City MO
Fire & ArsonAn underground explosion near 23rd Street and Charlotte caused two manhole covers to be displaced and smoke to emit from them. Emergency services were dispatched to investigate the situation.
Audio|Source: Kansas City Fire
02:19
Transcript:
00:00
I don't know if you can call the street department at 23rd in Holmes.
00:04
Two manhole covers have blown off from some underground explosion according to the nurses who I stopped by.
00:14
So you'll need to send companies out to check that out.
00:16
There's also smoke emitting from the manhole covers.
00:20
There's two of them.
00:23
515s in service and quarters.
00:25
In servicing quarters.
00:28
Do we need a fire response here or we just need to alert street departments?
00:33
You're going to have to do both.
00:36
23rd homes smoke from animals.
00:40
Yeah,
00:42
correct.
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Cromo 6, Pumper 17, Pumper 19, Pupper 18, Rescue 31, Truck 2, Truck 7, Medic 5-07, 4118 Forest, House Fire,
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Attack 5, Car 106, Pum 17, Pumper 19, Pover 18, Rescue 31, Truck 2, Truck 7, Medic 5-07.
01:06
4118, Forest Avenue, House Spire, Tech 5.
01:10
Station 17, responding.
01:13
And the covers have been blown off.
01:17
Station 17 responding.
01:19
Displace covers.
01:21
All companies responding, 4118, Forrest.
01:27
25's a dispatch.
01:29
Okay, 25.
01:30
It's reported to be black smoke coming from the back of a house, running on if occupied.
01:37
Let's call in by passerby.
01:42
Hires out, we're off the tracks, we'll be in service.
01:47
25, available off tracks.
01:49
Pumper 9, 23rd at home, investigate.
01:52
closest hydrant is going to be on the southwest corner of 42nd and 4th.
02:00
Smoke, manhole covers, A3,
02:03
cover 9. 23rd in Homes area, investigate, two manhole covers.
02:08
Vitting smoke, A3.
02:10
Yeah, 554, correction, that'll be on Charlotte.
02:14
23rd in Charlotte, 23rd in Charlotte, two three in Charlotte, two manhole covers?
02:18
Yeah, correct.
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Location mentioned:
E 23rd St & Charlotte St, Kansas City, MO 64108
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