Large natural gas leak reported near Tropical Smoothie Cafe, Mount Pleasant WI
Fire & ArsonEmergency teams responded to a large natural gas leak near Tropical Smoothie Cafe and Olive Garden on Durand Avenue in Racine, Wisconsin. The leak caused road closures and required police to control traffic for safety. Winds spread the gas odor, and crews worked to manage and dissipate the leak.
Audio|Source: Racine/South Shore Fire Dispatch
05:34
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 5 to dispatch, we're going to need some police officers to control this intersection here. We've got lots of traffic.
00:12
And we're going to need (number withheld) energies also, please.
00:15
(number withheld) energies is notified and told they were advised of the extent of the leak.
00:26
Quiphor, if you can come on up here and block traffic for me.
00:34
Quid for a copy.
00:43
Med 8. Med 8. Med 8.
00:46
Med 8.
00:47
No transport, Med 8 returning.
00:50
Copy, Med 8, no transport and returning.
00:58
And besides the clipboard, you can block this traffic on three base when nobody gets down and way.
01:20
Engine 5 from just bench.
01:24
Go ahead from Enterprise 5.
01:27
Entify, what, so many PD squads you need to, and what do you need blocked off?
01:37
We have one unseen already, but if we can get maybe one to two more.
01:43
Last way.
01:51
The PD dispatchers are wondering where they need to put them.
01:54
They need the whole intersection, eastbound, westbound, northbound shut down what?
02:03
We've got a leak at SOTK, Green Bay, going northbound and we can kind of close up this northbound street here.
02:12
That would be good.
02:14
Thank you very much.
02:21
Dispatch.
02:25
Go ahead.
02:28
Dispatch engineer's back recorder and I'm still.
02:31
Copy.
02:32
The battalion you from Dispatch. Detainee from Dispatch. The battalion you need from Dispatch.
02:47
B. B. BAS. BOR.
02:51
BOR. BOR. BOR.
02:57
An engine response only, engine 8 only, Quinn 9 you can disregard.
03:02
It's going to be near Durand Avenue, Tropical Smoothie Cafe.
03:06
City received fires on sea with the natural gas thing across the street by Olive Garden.
03:10
At this tropical smoothie cafe, they're going to smell natural gas due to wind, I mean, downwind of this.
03:16
And the name respond to near Durand Avenue for a small natural gas inside the tropical smoothie.
03:21
City were seen fires on sea with a large gas leak in that area as well. Time on that point. 1446.
03:32
Goodfetcher-engineating.
03:33
Engine-Aid. Engine-Aid.
03:37
Good-Fedge, engine engine is in-rope.
03:42
Be engine eight in route.
03:43
Again, this Northwest winds, 14 to Gustav to 28.
03:47
It's just for information there. It says right on the corner, northeast corner.
03:54
That's your seat on the one direction, thank you.
04:03
Engine 5 from dispatch.
04:10
Agent 5, go ahead.
04:13
Engine 5, just information I do have South Shore going across the street from your location for smell natural gas, more likely is related to yours as well, just for her info.
04:23
That would be affirmative.
04:26
We're getting reports that it's kind of dissipating towards the south side here.
04:33
We've got good wind flows.
04:36
And hopefully once we get energy here, we can eliminate that smell over there. There's nice copies, thank you.
04:51
Just a question 9.
04:53
Quine 9.
04:56
This is actually canceled.
05:00
You can stay in station.
05:04
Copy that. Per Battalion 8.
05:13
Bash from battalion put us on the road available.
05:18
Tommy on the battalion on the road available.
05:22
Pettalion on the road available.
05:25
Fash for Engine 8.
05:27
Go out, Enchmate.
05:28
Engine 8. Engine 8 is on, and we'll be out investigating.
05:33
Copy your engine 8.
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Near Durand Ave, Mt Pleasant, WI 53406
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