Broken utility line causes fire near 3rd St and Avenue M, Somerville TX
Fire & ArsonA broken utility line near 3rd Street and Avenue M caused a fire. The break was uneven and located below a valve, preventing it from being plugged. Crews are coordinating response efforts and managing traffic control at the scene.
Audio|Source: Burleson County Sheriff, Fire and EMS
02:27
Transcript:
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I just talked to (name withheld) with Atlas,
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he's in Franklin, but he's going to call some of his crew and get him to exit the ballot and come on down the town.
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I told him to come near 3rd and Avenue M.
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That's clear.
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Hey, man here looking is coming out now.
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Therefore, I told them that it was broke off the ground, it wasn't a smooth break and it was below the valve so we can't plug it.
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That's clear.
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1421 a new.
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That's good.
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That's good.
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14-03, 1421, y'all stay down there.
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1421, you'll stay down there.
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1421 on, so Burmton by our table.
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Okay.
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Just make sure we're on a different channel. Yeah, don't let nobody come through here.
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Is there right there by that white cart?
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Yeah, it's behind that silver one, but next up, yeah.
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It broke off about six inches above the ground,
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but it's not clean.
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It wasn't finished.
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Off here,
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we can hear a glow from over here.
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Do you have somebody that can fly right there near 3rd and Avenue M?
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No, I don't.
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Okay, clear. (name withheld) is in her car, we can get her to go around and block right there.
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Okay, yeah, we can do that.
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So far, I can go off.
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No,
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six dollars on the car. No,
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six dollars, let me two, forty-one.
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Location mentioned:
3rd St & Ave M, Somerville, TX 77879
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