Gas leak causes evacuation near East State St, Salem, Salem OH


A punctured gas line caused a gas leak near East State Street in Salem. The building and nearby businesses were evacuated as a safety precaution. Fire units and the gas company were dispatched to manage the situation. The gas leak was reported to be outside the building.
Audio|Source: Tri County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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37 counties, you're needed near East State St, near East State St, for a gas leak.
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We can't call like a spot for there.
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Okay.
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It'll be a three-seven.
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The punctured gas line.
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He did evacuate the building and the people in the business.
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Salem Fire, Station 8, you're needed near East State St.
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Near East State St 4A gas leak.
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Complaint states are the punctured gas line.
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He did evacuate the building and the people in the businesses.
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1030.
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B199, DeGreya.
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B199.
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Yes, he just come up and talk to me.
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He said he wants to pay and go in that parking lot where someone's going to come and check the truck out.
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Okay,
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just to verify.
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He wants to pay...
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Go ahead. ...toll the turnpike and have somebody come check his vehicle.
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Hello.
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He wants to pay to get off the turnpike and there's a big parking lot where Old Dominion and P.I.
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P.E.I. Parks their trailer is that? He's got to pull back.
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936, Lisman 3.
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And you're 2, 748.
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We're in route.
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Confirming this is inside the structure.
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Go ahead.
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Should I just tell him that's okay and let him go there and let the troll go there or keep him here? Is the patrol there with you now?
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No.
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According to the caller, correct, if I'm not mistaking.
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He said it was a puncture mine.
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He said it's gas, like,
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yeah.
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Okay, on the camera we see them there.
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Do you just want to verify?
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164 in Adams.
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It's going to be with a Tennessee 588 Boy, Mary, Sam, Henry.
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It's a blue Ford pickup truck.
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It's a maverick.
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Okay.
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Yes, he just did pull up.
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Okay, speak with him.
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Make sure that he's okay with the plan.
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I don't see it being an issue, so.
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Copy.
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3199. Okay.
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This batch for ladder 12.
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Ladder 12. 6-6 for then I'll be out of the house from.
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936, Lisbon is status through Tennessee.
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Six-six.
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Close in route 530, south of killing.
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Go ahead.
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Copy and Steve's in route from quarters.
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118, 9199-939.
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3199, 17th, 8190.
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8031 more.
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8031.
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I'm 2, I'll be route to Howland.
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8031, okay?
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936, valid to a ronda pray.
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Okay.
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3225
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Aging 2, 748, Ron, it's name
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32
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245 from the scales, 7880's shutdown
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2710,
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I don't know if there's something wrong with your radio, but it's very static.
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I said I'll have maintenance or 2758 on that truck with a 209 TPC lot later.
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Okay, I'm clarinet, thank you.
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B199 debris.
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Patrol is...
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Okay, and then I'm sure you didn't.
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Portable 2 is 740.
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He'll have...
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7.5.8. Okay,
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filter. Okay. Good.
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So, wait.
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This match from 915.
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Copy that.
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The 15, go ahead.
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If not done already, you can use Contact Columbia Gas to respond.
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We do have a ruptured gas line outside of the building.
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Exterior only.
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Location mentioned:
Near E State St, Salem, OH 44460
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