Gas leak investigated at vacant house on Hamilton Street, Lawrence County PA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews investigated a vacant house on Hamilton Street in Pennsylvania after a report of a strong natural gas leak. Gas company representatives and police were notified. The gas levels were extremely high, and the source appeared to be from inside the structure. A broken water main was also suspected, and possible evacuation was discussed.
Audio|Heard on: Lawrence County Fire and EMS - North
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02:53
Transcript:
00:00
You notified Columbia Gas.
00:01
I don't know how it's working, but we have a free flow of gas coming into this structure.
00:05
The levels are extremely high.
00:08
Copy?
00:11
If you get an emergency response please, I'm going to attempt to shut the whole thing off.
00:15
Police thought they shut it off, but it's not.
00:17
You can still hear it running.
00:21
Hey chief, I'm on the phone right now.
00:27
Does the F 2407 start this way also?
00:35
Twenty four oh eight from 2401.
00:41
Hey,
00:44
Want to head down this way?
00:47
Ten four, I'll be en route.
00:52
Let's probably also start two this way in case we need to start evacuating houses here.
01:01
Twenty-four oh one LEOC.
01:03
Go ahead, LEOC.
01:06
Columbia Gas is saying they service Hamilton Street but not that address, and the gas is coming from inside the house, correct?
01:16
At this point, I have no idea.
01:18
All I have is high levels of gas.
01:19
It was being burglarized.
01:20
It's a vacant structure, and I don't know exactly where it's coming from at this point.
01:32
9500.
01:36
9500 in service.
01:42
There's a route.
01:44
Copy that, 17.
01:50
P from 241.
01:53
41.
01:56
Okay, is there any way they can give us an idea of who services this address?
02:03
I'm still finding.
02:10
They service the street.
02:17
They said Peoples Gas might service the house, but they are sending somebody out there from Columbia Gas.
02:24
Acknowledged, thank you.
02:27
2401 LEC.
02:29
All right,
02:33
Do you know if there's any gas blowing anywhere?
02:37
At this point I'm still investigating.
02:43
It appears that they might have broken a water main in the basement also.
02:48
I really don't want to stay inside the house too long because probably not exactly where it's coming from.
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Location mentioned:
Hamilton St, Pennsylvania 16101
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