Gas leak reported near residential area in Matthews, Matthews NC
Fire & ArsonEmergency crews responded to a gas leak near a residential area on Brightwood Lane in Matthews. Construction workers were present at the site. Crews located an active leak from a 2-inch gas line on the resident side and worked to control it.
Audio|Source: Charlotte and Mecklenburg County Fire
05:51
Transcript:
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All Massachusetts units are out to near Brightwood Ln. First point you call it a lot, take a smell, hitting gas. Coming from the residential gas line,
00:11
no report essentials at this time.
00:13
Notifying P&G.
01:57
22's on scene with construction workers.
02:09
Van der Lear, give me control time.
02:11
21 can handle all this is clear.
02:15
alarm copies control at 935, holding engine 21.
02:22
Hey Captain, do you want to attempt to reach that?
02:34
We do, come in.
02:38
Grace, command in central area.
02:45
Tiny one, go ahead, Willie.
02:50
Just relaying, we have, uh,
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do have a line cut. It's going to be a small service.
02:56
About a half inch one.
02:59
Alright, ten-four.
03:04
Station copies a reg on the phone with P&G now.
03:11
Sentry, Dushol Matthews, Battalion 1 on scene and then command.
03:14
Do I ever know the unit on this, or is it just engine 22?
03:20
10 parts, are you on scene with command? And it's just going to be engine 22? All right, do you have 103 out on the run?
03:33
I don't believe so.
03:36
All right, social call one Matthews unit in addition to what we have here.
03:49
The environment started addition apparatus.
03:53
Yeah, 10-4[1], one additional Matthews unit.
03:57
10-4[1]. 10-4.
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Two to the command.
04:04
Come in.
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System reset finally.
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Simple.
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And Burkdale Thrive.
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Engine 13. Difficulty breathing.
04:18
4310, Burkdale Thrive.
04:23
Position on the hydrant on near Brightwood Ln.
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Go see the hydrant when they come in.
04:32
Ten, four, is it ten feet away from the road and is it blowing above us?
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It's blowing at this time, we're actively digging, trying to find it. It is approximately six feet from the roadway.
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It's probably going to be the residence side, not the gas line side, but have them respond anyway.
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10.
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The station 1-5-0-6-0-12 on scene with the outside gas leak, near Brightwood Ln, out 6,09-39.
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Command Central?
05:34
Command.
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Using Matthews Engine 22, Battalion 1.
05:42
Still have the other unit continuum.
05:44
We're attempting to locate what appears to be a 2-inch gas line on the resident side.
05:50
That's actively leaking.
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10-4: Acknowledgment; message received and understood.
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Location mentioned:
Near Brightwood Ln, Matthews, NC 28105
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