Gas main hit causes leak at West Main and North Walker, Sun Prairie WI


A gas main was hit under the street at the intersection near West Main Street and North Walker Way, causing a strong natural gas leak. Fire and emergency services responded to the scene. Evacuations in the area are expected due to the leak.
Audio|Source: Dane County Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Sun Prairie Engine 1, Fire Incident, West Main Street and North Walker Way.
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Fire is going to be responding to West Main and North Walker Way for a gas main that was hit.
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About at 71, already on the scene in the intersection of West Main Street and North Walker Way for a trailer response for a gas, please, reportedly a line that was hit and taken on the fire ground at 7.46.
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Go out of 7-1.
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Cailing one.
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We're on scene.
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At Maine and Walker, we were just driving by.
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There is a very strong smell of natural gas.
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It looks like they hit it under the street.
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They don't know how big of a rod they hit.
01:09
I'll be meeting with the foreman right now.
01:15
Copy that potential large gas main hit.
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Com center from Sunbra, engine three.
01:23
Avery engine three?
01:25
You can show engine three responding as well.
01:29
Got to be engine three on the layout.
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Battalion 1 from Benix 71.
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Go to 71.
01:37
I'm going to go ahead and call it a very large gaspane that's behind on the street.
01:40
I can hear it hissing from under the street.
01:42
We're going to need evacuations in the area, probably.
01:47
Charlie the head com center quickly get We Energies en route and also Sun Prairie PD if they've already not been called
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that firm PD should be pulling up behind you guys and I'll get the energy started
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Location mentioned:
N Walker Way, Sun Prairie, WI 53590
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