Gas leak reported after construction crew hits gas line, Norfolk VA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 08/21/2025 07:43 AM (PDT)

Near Stockley Gardens, Norfolk, VA 23517

A gas line was damaged at a construction site, causing a leak. Emergency services are responding to manage the situation.

Audio|Source: Norfolk City Fire and EMS Dispatch

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Transcript:
Is your 4 route? 1014, Transphone 1 at least. 1043. Yes, league, 1301 Stockley Gardens. Tadley 1. Tion 1, 1, 1601, Stockley Gardens. Respond TAC 3 on a Gas League, 1301 Stockley Gardens, Battalion 1, Engine 6-Vit01, Rescue Company 1. Respond, TAC 3 on a Gas League, 1301, Snarkley Gardens, timeout, 1044. Rescue on the ground. Rescue, on the ground. Medical 11, responding. Medic 4, Medical 11 in the house. Hey, we're leaving the station. We can take that up for you. Good see you, thank you. North for copies. Hazardous condition. East Coast Avenue in Grandi Street. Got anyone route. Hazardous Condition East Coastview Avenue and Granby Street. Injur 13, Respond, TAC 5. On a hazardous condition, East Tosteview Avenue and Granby Street, timeout, 1045. The Italian went off. It's Gas leak on TAC 3. Yes, sir, it's on TAC 3. B. B. Cesar, Exit 11B, West 99-264 at Bramilton Avenue. Engine 4, you're responding to 1134 Kempstville Road from a vehicle accident with injuries. It's going to be a two-vehicle accident, great Cadillac and a dark gray Jeep. A 76-year-old female who's on scene, whose caretaker has stated that they don't feel good. Medics requested by a unit on scene, 1046. Engine 10, lighter 10, medic 1. Respondack 6 on a seizure. Exit 11B, westbound out of 264 at Bramilton Avenue. Engine 10, ladder 10, medic 1. Respondack 6 on a seizure. Exit 11B, west by 9264 at Brampton Avenue, timeout 1046. Ladder 1 Responding. Battalion 1, engine 6, ladder 1 in rescue 1. You're responding to 1301 Stockley Gardens for a gas rupture. Engine 10 responding. Caller State's construction work is being done on the home and a gas line was hit with a shovel. 1047. Engine 4 is on scene. 1047. Engine 13, you're responding to East Ocean View Avenue and Granby Street for a hazardous condition. A light pole fell over into the roadway blocking the street. 1047.

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We were able to move the light hole out of the street. I got a full number for (name withheld) Power when you're ready for it. I'm in all companies. The league's going to be located at the intersection of Stockley Gardens in Mori. You can go ahead, engine 13. This is November 0 521. Yankee Kilo 2.9. Command Rescue 1. If you're able to, continue down Prince of San, come up Manio, and they come the wrong way down Mori so we can block traffic and it gives you good access. Signal 4. All right, not copy. Manio to Mori. It is out of street. We're heading back back on. I'll tell you one around. 10-50. 10-50. Better 14 arrive at least. Command of Norfolk, we do have an active leak. We're going to be VNG to come through this location. Let them know it looks like it's a two-inch line that was hit. The time wants to command. Is it right next to that hydrant? Yes, there is a hole dug over there. All right. Do we have any immediate evacuation issues that you're concerned about or is it seemed to be going up in there pretty freely? No, I don't have a concern about evacuation, given the wind and everything. I don't think we're going to have a very wide exclusion zone here. Receive. I'll take the, I'll take command right now, and we'll just wait on the rescue company to give us an area of exclusion and wait on V&G. I don't know if this will be Stockley Gardens command. 10-151. Edge of 10, ladder 10. I'm not sure if you already said it, but we got a waiver left Jersey wall. On right before Valentine's, or right after Valentine's exit, Westbound. And you take copies. Asia 60 command. Yeah, we're going to have a problem with some foot traffic. It would be possible to get a ladder one to put up some fire line tape. Absolutely. Me and the ladder one, if you'll bring some fire line tape and give us a big circle around us. We've got a lot of pedestrians. I don't want to copy. Come in to engine 6. Go ahead. Yeah, does it appear they were digging with hand tools or was it done with the X commander? Yeah, I think it was hand tools. The width of the hole seems to be about the same size as a shovel, as a hand shovel. Maybe one's on scene. Maybe 1 have 264 West Command. Left side shoulder against the Jersey Wall. We'll be investigating. I'll go ahead and call for a fire marshal to come over here for an investigation. Stockley Guard, Command, and Offick. Ender 13, sir. Copy, 2nd, 3rd. Command to, Manchin, 6. You got a guy with a dog walking right towards you. Coffee. Okay. Okay. Now, the latter one's going to handle my side of it. I receive. Cockley Guard, commandant, and off it. Command, go ahead. Could you have the on-duty fire marshal contact me, please? Copy. Northlet to any available fire marshal, they can switch to tack three. Marshal 300, switching an attack three. Central 4-4 Battalion 1. Marshal 300 to unit calling for a fire marshal. That just is unseen. In the central zoom, I-264, left command. Take in the shoulders and lanes one ladder. If you can take lanes one and two. on your rival 1054 battalion one fire marshal yeah I'm on I'm on active gas leak at Stockley Gardens Road and Maree Avenue it's a construction company they were digging in the area hit a 2-inch line Laddentz arrives How could that I respond out? Norfolk, could you attach me to their message, please? You could have same safety as well. Yes, ma'am. I'm sorry, you were fire marshal. 300, thank you. Second and four. There's one, command. Committee. Committee, go ahead. Committee to rescue one. You may have you a driver step along for me. Receive. Rest you on, Maga Hood. I didn't hear you Markov, I apologize. I'm assuming you guys are gonna come out and give me an exclusion zone. We're walking up to the scene now. We're just parted the unit at the corner of Maury and Mani now. And I'll give you some exclusion readings and just a minute I got to walk about a block up. Receive, thank you. Norfolk to command, did you want me to contact VNG? Yes, please. Please let them know. This is a confirmed gaslight. Signal form. Rescue won't clear. Ladder to command. Commandant, go ahead. Command to rescue one, go ahead. Yes, sir. State PD is a rug. Proceed. Just give you an update. As soon as the medic is able to transfer. we'll go through this whole thing, but the vehicle is not disabled. What is that received? Audible and visual leak within the hole ground marks do identified as a VNG 2-2-inch polyline. It is marked and exclusion. I'm just going to leave it at about 20 feet around the hole. All right, copy that 20 feet. Do you feel like we need to evacuate the house that's on that corner? Right now the wind direction is coming towards your vehicle and that house does not look like it's going to be exposed, but I'm going to do a perimeter walk on it. Here you see. Northwich Command, V&G states their ETA is between 30 minutes to 60 minutes. Inge 60 Command.

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