Construction crew damages gas line on Sherwood Drive, Blue Earth County MN


A construction crew struck a gas line near Sherwood Drive, causing gas to bubble back through a boring machine. Emergency crews are blocking off the area and monitoring for hazards.
Audio|Source: Blue Earth and Faribault Counties Sheriff, Police and EMS
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Transcript:
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The scene near Sherwood Drive investigating.
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104, on FEMA,
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09.
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Engine 45 out, responding,
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non-emergency, five on board.
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Never.
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401 Engine 45 continue into Sherwood. We were at the very end of Sherwood.
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They did strike a larger line. It is bubbling back through the directional boring machine.
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We'll get set.
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We'll just block off Sherwood.
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There's a hydrogen right through my pickup is and we'll do some monitoring.
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Here, for...
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Copy.
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401,
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2,300. 401. 401.
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You're going to contact Centerpoint Energy,
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directional boring in the neighborhood here,
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and it's mumbling back through his directional boring line, so thinking it's a little bit larger line.
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10-4[1]. I did have a second-in route.
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10-4: Acknowledgement (OK / Message received)
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Blue Earth County, MN
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