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Excavator ruptures gas main causing leak and evacuation, Lawrence KS

Fire & Arson

Reported: 08/28/2025 09:01 AM (PDT)

Near Massachusetts St, Lawrence, KS 66044

An excavator accidentally broke a gas pipe behind a business near Massachusetts St in Lawrence. This caused a large gas leak. Emergency crews responded and nearby businesses were evacuated for safety.

Audio|Source: Lawrence Douglas County Fire and Medical

04:56

Transcript:

00:00

Level 3, response. Setting Medic 2 for Gas League, 741 Massachusetts, 741 Massachusetts at 1102, dispatch to point 2. Point 2. Point 2. PD on scene, request. Access command dispatch. We've made contact with the subject.

00:26

Understand. PD also advised you can disregard. Engine one route. The two in route from Station 11. Engine one met a two in route for the Gas Lake, 741 Massachusetts Street. It's going to be behind the wine and dive.

00:52

Excavator hit a two-inch gas main at 1103. That's right. You could terminate the incident. Engine one, contacting Black Hills now. Touched.

01:20

on the 741 Massachusetts call, show medic one in round. Injured dispatch. Engine one. We do have a large gas lake on the Charlie side of 741 Mass. We'll be investigating, establishing Mass main. On scene.

01:46

Dispatched to Massachusetts Command. Black Hills notified no EPA, but I did request an emergent response. Okay, Black Dills being around for...

02:04

741 math. I'm on scene. I'll be assuming mass commands. The one on scene. Mass command dispense. Mass command. Mass command. Mr. Gop's channel. All units on the gas week at 741, Massachusetts, move traffic to Ops 3. Again, traffic on Office 3.

02:34

Go ahead, command. Question, additional medic company and fire company. Ask, command, Medic 1. Medic 1, 9th of Vermont. You arrive on scene. Stage to this.

02:58

response. Mass can be a medical one. Start monitoring the businesses on mass from 8th Street towards 7th Street. I understand. We'll monitor the businesses on mass from 8th Street towards 7th Street.

03:27

in route from Station 11. 5 dispatch. Medic 5. Change Medic 2 with Medic 5. Medic 5 will be en route from the train center delayed response. Early evacuating at 733 Mass. We're working our way to the north.

03:55

at 731. I understand. Do we need to also probably evacuate the west side of, or the east side of Mass?

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Gas leak causes evacuations and street closures in Lawrence

08/28/2025 09:06 AM (PDT)

Near Massachusetts St 700 800, Lawrence, KS 66044

Dispatched to Massachusetts Command. Black Hills notified no EPA, but I did request an emergent response. Okay, Black Dills being around for... 741 math. I'm on scene. I'll be assuming mass commands. The one on scene. Mass command dispense. Mass command. Mass command. Mr. Gop's channel. All units on the gas week at 741, Massachusetts, move traffic to Ops 3. Again, traffic on Office 3. Go ahead, command. Question, additional medic company and fire company. Ask, command, Medic 1. Medic 1, 9th of Vermont. You arrive on scene. Stage to this. response. Mass can be a medical one. Start monitoring the businesses on mass from 8th Street towards 7th Street. I understand. We'll monitor the businesses on mass from 8th Street towards 7th Street. in route from Station 11. 5 dispatch. Medic 5. Change Medic 2 with Medic 5. Medic 5 will be en route from the train center delayed response. Early evacuating at 733 Mass. We're working our way to the north. at 731. I understand. Do we need to also probably evacuate the west side of, or the east side of Mass?I don't think so.Do you have a wind direction?Mass command dispatch.Wind direction?Southeast. 23rd in Louisiana.Wind direct.It's from the southeast.Mass command dispatch.Can we get the street department in or out with some blockades? We're going to end up shutting down Vermont Street and possibly Mass Street.And you have an approximate number of blockades you'd like?Not this time.Understand.Mass Brandage 1.For your traffic, do you think we need to shut down or vacate the businesses on the east side of Mass?Negative, we're currently on the west side.We've cleared 733 and 731.The leak is directly behind 731, Matt.Directly behind 731, Matt.Masked man.That's how much need enough blockage to shut down Vermont Street in the 800 block.There's a correction, 700 block in Vermont.One mass commandment.Would you also like us to be evacuating these businesses that we're monitoring?Affirmative.Push down.Five lights.Man.Mass, ran.Streets notified, request for urgent blockades.Street Department notified.Did Black Hills give us an ETA?Negative, but I did request an emergent response and they said they were dispatching somebody out as I was speaking to them.I understand.Quick to Mass Command.We're level one, 11th of Vermont.We're 11th in Mass.I need you to relocate to 7th in New Hampshire and start monitoring mass in the 700 block.Relocate to 7th and New Hampshire monitor in the 700 block.