Worker hits gas main causing leak on Grace St, Buffalo NY
Fire & ArsonA worker struck a gas main while drilling near Grace St, causing an active natural gas leak. Emergency crews and utility company are responding. A strong gas odor is reported, and the area is being secured for safety.
Audio|Source: Buffalo Police, Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Before some of you are responding is Calumet and Grace.
00:04
The worker, he said he was drilling and he hit a gas main.
00:08
One in one in our 40 responding. We'll get national fuel.
00:14
Sorry.
00:18
I was right.
00:27
Can you send the police to Broadway and Suite for an MVA[1] property damage only?
00:34
Copy Broadway and Suite, TDO.
00:41
Any more information?
00:45
I have nothing further.
00:56
Truck 5 is in service.
01:00
Truck 5 in service.
01:06
Charlie 424 to radio.
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5,
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police have that call.
01:13
The radio. The radio.
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26, your location investigating.
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If you get a chance, can you get us an updated address?
01:33
It's nice.
01:38
So your time is going to be 1545.
01:50
If they're calling 9-11 again right now, I'll see what they say and then I will try them.
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143.
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That's 4.
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0743. 0743.
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1 3.
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4726.
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47, go ahead, 26.
02:24
We're at near Grace St.
02:27
Yeah, you met.
02:28
It's a corner house.
02:30
They're here drilling, I'll tell you about six guys on site. They got supervisor showing up now. There's a strong odor of natural gas, so.
02:42
Roger, you got National Fuel.
02:48
1,300 Jefferson.
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Okay.
03:03
Roger.
03:04
Dispatch 47 holding all companies. We've got active gas leak.
03:09
Can you update national fuel?
03:12
Copy B-47. Engine 26, is that 134 grace or 134 on Pellumann?
03:18
Please.
03:26
We didn't get all the way down the street yet, but that's the address that the contractors are using.
03:41
13 on location.
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13 on location.
03:58
We can't pull up that address. This is the church?
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Presidential.
04:10
What color?
04:16
Gay Showers, my 743 transporting a male and a female to sisters on Maine and Humble, I was at 16.
04:29
Ed?
04:31
I don't know. It's last twenty-six.
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26-0.
04:41
That address is near Grace St.
04:44
Roger, near Grace St.
04:57
On location, I'll be Grace Command.
05:00
B47 are on location, Grace, come in.
05:02
Morgan, please, for traffic on Tonawanda.
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Copy, we'll go.
Police codes explained
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[1]
MVA: Motor Vehicle Accident
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Location mentioned:
Near Grace St, Buffalo, NY 14207
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