Gas meter displacement prompts safety check in Hartford, Hartford CT


Fire units responded to a gas meter at a residence near Henry St in Hartford. The meter became unsecured when earth shifted, but no active gas leak or danger was found outside or in the basement. The gas company was called for precautionary inspection.
Audio|Source: Hartford Fire Department
04:26
Transcript:
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Company 15 into 9-inch 10, letter 2, letter 6, Pack 1 and District 1.
00:04
99 Henry Street for the gas loader.
00:11
15's on the street. We're going to be walking up. We'll say we've got the structure cruise out front.
00:15
You can come here.
00:17
I copy 15.
00:23
Latter 2 to Latter 6.
00:25
Latter 2 is coming up in Broad Street.
00:27
We're coming from 10.
00:33
Okay.
00:38
Letter 2 from command.
00:41
Latter 2, ladder 6. We're coming in from Roxbury Street.
00:49
Okay.
00:51
Ladder 2 from command.
00:54
All right. Oh,
01:00
there you are.
01:01
I was going to stay. Just stayed right there block the street. Thank you.
01:08
District 1.
01:10
Go ahead.
01:13
I had a ladder two check the basement. No active leak on the exterior at this time.
01:18
The meter fell away from the house because it wasn't properly secured.
01:23
and it moves when the earth fell away.
01:27
We'll get back to you, let you know if we have anything.
01:31
Okay. Do you have the gas company unseen or do you want them started?
01:36
You can start them.
01:39
There's no active leak at this time that we can tell.
01:44
All right, just a problem with the outside meter.
01:48
Yeah, but it's fun and we don't know if it's leaking inside or not.
01:52
So we're going to send the truck in the check.
01:55
All right, I copy.
01:56
I'll start C&G.
02:01
District 1 Fireland.
02:04
Go ahead, District 1.
02:06
Can you start C&G to this location?
02:10
No active leak on the outside yet.
02:13
Companies still check it inside, but they're having a problem with the meter.
02:18
I copy C&J Temper.
02:24
District 1 on Gene will take command.
02:31
I'm District 1. We're on scene.
02:32
We're take command. Glad it to come in.
02:35
Temper.
02:36
Go ahead.
02:38
Everything's intact in the basement.
02:40
No smell, nothing in the meter.
02:43
All right, I copy.
02:45
You comfortable holding yourself in engine 15 and I got CNG and route.
02:50
You bet.
02:52
All right, you got it. 15 does command.
03:01
15 drivers. 15,
03:05
driver, we can move up. 1570 Broad Street, 204 for the unresponsive. UVA on fire dispatch.
03:10
Go ahead, district one.
03:14
For Henry Street, we're going to hold engine 15 letter 2. District 1 is clear.
03:19
How far? Holding engine 15 letter 2? District 1, 10, 59.
03:28
District 1. District 1.
03:34
Chief, just to let you know, I guess CNG is already responding, but they're going to 55, Henry. I guess they got reports of the same issue.
03:45
All right, 10-4[1].
03:47
Are they going to check 99 on their way?
03:51
No, they are, but just letting you know that 55, I guess, had already called them, so they were already on the way.
03:58
Very good, thank you.
04:02
15G still there? Yeah,
04:06
C&G is pulling up now.
04:07
There's no construction at 55, but Larry should take a look.
04:12
Okay.
04:17
You said 5-5?
04:20
Yeah,
04:23
so the resident must have called T&D, so they're going to check that out as well.
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment or confirmation that a message was received and understood.
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Near Henry St, Hartford, CT 06114
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