Natural gas leak from damaged main near commercial center, Charlotte NC
Fire & ArsonA natural gas leak was reported near Eastfield Road and Brighton Corporate Center Drive in Charlotte, caused by a 3-inch gas main cut by construction equipment near commercial buildings. Hazmat and fire units responded. There was a strong gas smell outside a nearby Walmart, but no gas detected inside. Discussions considered evacuation if ventilation could not be provided.
Audio|Source: Charlotte and Mecklenburg County Fire
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Transcript:
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Eastfield Road and Brighton Corporate Center Drive.
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Battalion 3.
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Natural Gas leak.
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Eastfield Road and Brighton Corporate Center Drive.
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Under 44 Got.
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Grenadus 9 is Central.
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We also never received any tones for either one of those calls.
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Central to Cornetius units responding to
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Cloverstone Zurgles, there is no smoker fire indicated.
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It is a false alarm confirmed by the caller.
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It is only going to be a water leak.
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Cernetian 2 is on team.
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Nothing's thrown from a two-story form of field.
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Crennaissance 2 can handle.
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All other companies can return to service.
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Cranian 2, stay on team command, say it was nothing showing all the inside of them.
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What's that, House, Nagas, we're making the way to cover.
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I was just trying to confirm that patient location will be in the north.
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Northeast corner.
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Huntersville Station 1, Hunter'sville Station 3, courting a station 1.
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Fire alarm, near North Old Statesville Road.
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Near North Old Statesville Road.
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Be on Ops 12, Ops 12.
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1100 is central.
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Cancel that call.
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I called it in on Congress and not dispatch that, please.
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We're testing the firearm.
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Suddenly long person contact.
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Oh,
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Markovies.
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Eastfield Road and Brighton Corporate Center Drive.
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Asnet 13, Natural Gas leak.
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Eastfield Road and Brighton Corporate Center Drive.
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Good.
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We had contacts in them earlier.
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I'll see what units responding.
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Battalion 3 to Chief Nance.
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We got assigned to it, the heavy hazmat got a sign to what was pulled off.
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What do you need from us?
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I got a 3-inch line cut by trackers.
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Don't have an EPL Piedmont and it's immediately chased up to some commercial fields.
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If they can get here before Piedmont gets here, we'll see if they cut it off.
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7 is committed.
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For a 1,100.
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Engine 13, natural gas leak, Eastfield Road and Brighton corporate center drive on E.M., Mike, K, Tilo, O,
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Oscar, P, Opa, 8.
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Engine 13, natural gas leak, Eastfield Road and Brighton corporate center drive on E.M.
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Mike, K. Tilo, O, Oscar, T,
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Papa, 8.
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Engine 1, Metacroutine Unconscious, near Randolph Road.
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Engine 1, Metacroutine Unconscious, near Randolph Road.
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The engine one, Metacroutine Unconscious,
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near Randolph Road.
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Walmart's got a gas in the building.
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There's no reading more than the front parking lot.
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The managers want to know if we recommend them to evacuate the building.
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I'll leave that up to you.
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Snow smell strong enough to make anybody sick, but you can't smell the gas inside the building.
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All right, four things with them if they can provide any ventilation,
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and if they can't, then go out and evacuate pills.
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Okay.
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Asmat 13 is on Mecropsey.
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The man to you is calling.
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This is Hazmat[1] 13.
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We're just letting you know we're on the channel and monitoring.
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We'll be en route here momentarily from UNCC.
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I got to shoot the young up there.
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Got a 3-inch mainline cut.
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It's immediately adjacent to some commercial buildings cut by track hose.
Police codes explained
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Hazmat: Hazardous materials response/officer
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Location mentioned:
Corporate Center Dr, Charlotte, NC 28226
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