Gas leak from struck line with unsafe trench work, Lincoln NE
Fire & ArsonContractors struck a gas line near Rose St and are working in a deep trench over eight feet without safety supports. Authorities are concerned about unsafe working conditions and plan to follow up with building and safety officials about advising the workers on proper procedures.
Audio|Source: Lincoln Fire and Rescue
02:16
Transcript:
00:00
Hi, Carl, this is 2 Bonn Engine 8.
00:03
I'm on a gas leak here in front of near Rose St.
00:10
What I'm calling you about is I was wondering if you could get a hold of somebody and maybe the, I guess, plumbing area, building and safety.
00:20
The contractors that hit the gas line,
00:24
anyway, their plan, the way it looks is to be working in a hole that they dug that is well over eight feet deep without any shoring.
00:34
I don't know if you can use your contact, get somebody. Maybe. just come out and make sure they're doing something right before we get a different call on these dudes.
00:44
Yeah, Mike, we've had this issue before with a very similar situation and there's no enforcement.
00:52
There's no way to enforce any kind of safety rigs on them.
00:56
Yeah,
00:58
unfortunately, there's nothing we can do. And I've had this almost identical situation before.
01:09
All right, well,
01:13
I guess nobody can say no if I don't ask, so it's on them.
01:19
Battalion 1, 2, Campbell, Tech 6.
01:24
Go ahead, Chief.
01:27
I hate to put it in the spot, Carl, but just so I'm clear, and I understand exactly what you're saying.
01:32
But I'm going to put you on a spot here, and if you can ask the plumbing center, I don't want to put it just this way.
01:37
So are they unwilling to come out and even advise these guys of the right way to do it? I know they can't enforce it, but the rule that come out and we need to advise them.
01:51
All chief, but we didn't actually go through them last time around and, like I said, it was a very similar situation, but I will follow up with them and see if there's been a change.
02:06
Right, and I appreciate that, and just to be clear, I'll be honest with you, I'm trying to put them on the spot.
02:12
If they're not even able to advise, then we're going to document that way. Thank you.
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Near Rose St, Lincoln, NE 68502
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