Gas main ruptured during construction at Chelsea apartment, Chelsea MA
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to a fire alarm and discovered a ruptured gas main caused by construction near Broadway, Chelsea. They removed a faulty light bulb that caused smoke and the alarm, confirmed no fire hazard, and checked nearby businesses for safety.
Audio|Source: Chelsea Fire Dispatch
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Transcript:
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Card 3 to Thile 1, engine 2, engine 4 be advised as a truck.
00:06
In the front entry you're going to have high time access in this and we're trying to get it moved.
00:11
Card 3 to file arm, we're off fiber avenue's way.
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Card 3 to Command, Admiral's Admiral Way Command.
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Enter Fire alarm[1].
00:30
I'm answering at J.3.
00:37
We're on scene near Broadway.
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We'll be investigating.
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Seam, near Broadway investigating Chelsea Fireland,
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1703.
00:50
Fire alarm[1], you have the gas company coming this way?
00:53
We're contacting them now.
00:58
The most way command to file allow.
01:07
What is answer?
01:10
I'd be advised, I just pulled the pole station with aggravate the bill until you'd be receiving the bar.
01:16
I'm having to firelock.
01:23
Yeah, we're off with construction screws, erupting gas main.
01:27
We're going to be stretching a dry line.
01:30
We have a hydrant just past Chelsea Walk.
01:35
3 erupted with the construction pool we have erupted gas main, stretching a dry line.
01:41
We're going to engine 3, while we come in.
01:49
A bad answer.
01:51
Any idea on the size of that main.
01:54
Can you repeat that?
02:01
Any idea on the size of the main that was struck?
02:08
Saw 1-Sau 100.
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Tower 100.
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Yeah, we're heading towards the D end of the building, the D side end of the building.
02:20
Halfway down towards the D side.
02:25
Delta side, got it.
02:29
Command, command of Tower 1.
02:33
Saw 1. Saw 1, God.
02:37
Saw 1. Beas, I got an ancient floor going up to the fifth floor, maybe that we have to 7th.
02:42
All right, we just made it inside the apartment.
02:45
We don't have anything yet.
02:47
Tenet stayed in the light bulb with smoke or we're investigating, but no smoke, no heat.
02:56
Okay, be advised, that was me, I pulled the pole station, evacuate everyone out of the snow.
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In the meantime,
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that's what's the alarm off.
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As I... We're, uh,
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on the 5th floor floor.
03:28
Sound water, command.
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Command.
03:36
Yeah, that was going to be a faulty light bulb, which was on its way out, so we removed the light bulb.
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No further hazard.
03:45
No further hazard.
03:51
I want to come back when you're in for it.
03:56
Yeah, that was a light bulb that was dying out.
03:59
It was just flickering on and off, so we removed the light bulb. Maintenance is up here with me. He's going to replace the whole fixture, just that.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Fire alarm: Activated automatic fire alarm signal
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Location mentioned:
Near Broadway, Chelsea, MA 02150
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