Excavator hits gas line causing leak near Orchard Dr, Cedar Falls IA


A crew hit a natural gas line with an excavator near Orchard Drive, causing a leak. Emergency responders arrived and crews moved away from the leak while gas was escaping.
Audio|Source: Black Hawk County Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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501 for a natural gas release outside near Orchard Drive, Kraft-Muck-Uklai, Drive and Round.
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501 for natural gas release outside,
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near Orchid Drive, time of dispatch is 16.
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That's fair. We're going to go to the natural gas release as well.
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I can rock near Orchard Drive, near Orchard Drive, Cross off McLean, Drive and Round.
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They're advising come in from the west, the other end of Orchard is blocked off.
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Crew there hit a gas line with an excavator.
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They have the crews that have backed away from the side. They can hear the gas coming out.
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Location mentioned:
Near Orchard Dr, Cedar Falls, IA 50613
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