Contractor hit gas line at North Wildwood site, North Wildwood NJ
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A contractor accidentally damaged a natural gas line near East 18th Avenue in North Wildwood. Fire and gas company crews responded to the leak.
Audio|Heard on: Cape May County Public Safety
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01:47
Transcript:
00:00
Respond to odor of gas.
00:07
At near East 18th Avenue.
00:10
In North Wildwood, timeout 1315.
00:18
Station 2, Ladder 2, BLS 2, Squad 3, near East 18th, and exterior gas leak.
00:26
Time is 13, 15, 707, can I clear.
00:33
Crowd 3 is going to be Route 118,
00:36
near East 18th, near East 18th Avenue, North Wildwood.
00:46
Receive, there's a contractor on scene there struck a gas line.
00:51
I'll notify a gas company.
00:52
Or disregard that gas company's already en route.
00:57
Received, gas companies are already en route.
01:00
Received, gas companies en route.
01:04
Out.
01:07
Receive letter to the contractor on scene struck a gas line there.
01:11
South Jersey Gas has been notified, 20 minute each guy.
01:18
Be out on near East 18.
01:22
Okay. Receive.
01:30
County Ladder 2 is arriving to be investigating.
01:32
Ladder 2 officer has command.
01:35
We received Ladder 2.
01:43
County from 18th Avenue Command, how trace the gas is on scene?
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Location mentioned:
E 18th Ave, North Wildwood, NJ 08260
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