Construction crew ruptures commercial gas line causing leak, Wake County NC


A construction crew struck a commercial gas line near Wake County, NC, causing a gas leak. Fire and rescue teams arrived on scene to evacuate nearby buildings and block traffic. The gas company was notified and no injuries were reported.
Audio|Source: Wake County Fire
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Transcript:
00:00
Going to a gas leak.
00:01
Colleen said they hit a gas line trying to do some road work.
00:05
Leak is coming from a ruptured line caller is on scene.
00:07
Gas is smelled and heard from a commercial line.
00:10
No one is sick or injured at this time.
00:12
Radia has a company around already.
00:13
Then contact him.
00:15
To be clear.
00:16
Black 12, copy.
00:17
T6, that scene.
00:18
I've got one back O in the ditch.
00:19
Two workers pointing at the leaked site.
00:23
Rescue 6 Alpha Flav Command.
00:25
Channel 4, On Scene, U Command, just revised.
00:28
Gas Company's been notified.
00:29
Thank you, Terry.
00:30
The Italian six on to make something.
00:31
Cove. CETO.
00:32
CETO. 310, TEL. 6.
00:33
You take command. 3-36 alpha.
00:34
The operation.
00:35
The Tate 16 command.
00:38
If you will go back around the block traffic from the other direction, please.
00:41
Retain 6, from Rescue 6 operations, just actively.
00:46
Copy actively.
00:47
Operations, is that building up there been evacuated?
00:52
Say that again, Matt.
00:53
Has that building right there been evacuated?
00:55
We're working on it.
00:56
Gotter 3, just stage right there, block traffic from coming down this road.
00:59
Right through, copy.
01:00
Man, we have reliance block down here at near 2420, up back towards your way at 10-10[1].
01:06
Got me it. Do we have any apparatus here that can put a handline on the ground on the ground? Threepians coming around the other side, they can put one down.
01:14
So, thank you.
01:15
Car 53 to Raleigh on dispatch.
01:16
The car 53 to rally on dispatch.
01:17
Toppa3. In service.
01:18
Got you, sir.
01:19
Operations I've got ladder three personnel coming to help you with evacuation.
01:22
310 let me know when you get around to the other side and get that line now.
01:24
Copy to be there just a minute.
01:26
Alpha, where is this building right here across, diagonally across from the lake site? Do you want them to shelter in place, depending on a reading, or do you want them to evacuate this building?
01:36
Give me that location again.
01:38
Diagonally, across from the active leak.
01:41
Let's go ahead and get them evacuated.
01:42
Okay.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-10: Agency-specific 10-code (meaning unclear from context)
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Wake County, NC
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