Tanker truck leaks natural gas vapor in Gilbertsville, Gilbertsville PA
Fire & ArsonA tanker truck carrying liquid natural gas overturned in Gilbertsville, causing a vapor cloud to form. Emergency responders are on scene. One plant worker is missing and another has a head injury requiring extraction. Workers are working to shut off the gas and stop the leak, which appears to come from a valve.
Audio|Source: Berks County Fire and EMS - Digital
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Transcript:
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There's a tanker that tied on the property with the liquid natural gas leaks.
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There's a vapor cloud emanating from the tanker itself.
00:08
We now have reports from personnel on seeing that the driver has been accounted for and is back at the Monster Station area.
00:16
However, there's one person from the plant currently missing.
00:19
So we'll have to get confirmation on that driver's status as well as...
00:25
Start establishing a career to go check for the second person from the plant while I investigate the vehicle.
00:33
Deputy 37 will be assuming UGI command.
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The PD 37 received.
00:44
One truck on its side leaking.
00:45
You do have a vapor cloud present.
00:48
Driver has been accounted for at the muster station.
00:51
However,
00:52
one from plant personnel is missing.
00:55
Ears into command,
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0, 9, 10.
01:06
Thank you, my mother, Cianice, Montgomery County. I have this match to Boyertown, Row, Walnut Woods, 35, with Wall Street, Grenales, McAul-0-930.
01:20
Maybe moving equipment around, we'll make it know when we're available.
01:25
Very safe.
01:30
Do you have somebody back at that gate that can check the driver's lounge and make sure the driver's back there, see if he needs EMS or any attention at all?
01:42
Okay.
01:47
UGI command.
01:53
At this point, we have one crew of three with that CBA they're going to be proceeding in to test out the source of the leak and look for the driver at the tanker.
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or East 8,
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0, 912.
02:17
That's nothing, man.
02:19
On engine 37.
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Right engine 37.
02:30
UGI's workers been located,
02:33
working on shutting off the gas.
02:40
Okay, are you able to tell if it's a breach in the tank or one of the valves?
02:45
If you shut it down will be okay?
02:53
Also,
03:00
what's the status of the UGI employee that just sounds as hard as needing to invest?
03:06
We have one contact with a head injury.
03:10
We'll be extracting him.
03:17
Command, can we get a stoke basket or a backboard?
03:26
Are you going to need more interior?
03:28
Well, Mr. Guard, we'll have the stokes basket come up.
03:35
For me to 553,000.
03:42
We have one more interior per ready to go if we need assistance bringing that personnel and we're working on getting into stove.
03:51
Okay, have that interior bring the Stokesvass to the other side of this bridge.
03:57
The shut off for the tanker was already closed upon to me coming upon it.
04:09
The shut off to the tanker was closed when you got there.
04:13
Is it a leak stop at this point or do we still have a-per?
04:21
On the driver side of the trailer, I'm not getting any readings.
04:26
I don't see...
04:30
I have a leak coming from what looks like to be a valve.
04:38
Also with the Stokes basket, can you bring a C collar?
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Rescue 37 drivers send us Cid cervical collar up with that scope basket as well.
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