Gas line hit by construction causes school evacuation, West Springfield MA
Fire & ArsonConstruction equipment hit a gas line near a school, causing an evacuation while fire crews confirmed the gas was shut off.
Audio|Source: Hamdem County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Fire alarm for car three.
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Go ahead, car three.
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Yeah, we're in the area of Tatum School. Is that a gas line struck by the building?
00:15
Yeah,
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according to the caller, the gas line was hit in the back of the building by a fence company.
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School is being evacuated.
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Here, Steve, you can show us out. We're just pulling up on it now.
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Copy. I got you on scene.
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Chief Two and Chief One are en route as well.
00:44
Checkers are just flying paddock school.
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Engine 3 from that 1. Do you have any updates for us?
00:51
Yeah, I was just trying to call you guys.
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What are investigating?
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We're here and he's awake and talking.
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Pressure in the 70s.
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See,
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awake and hypotensive.
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The engine 4. Engine 4.
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Forward clear returning service. It will be transporting shortly.
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Receive 4.
01:30
Extracted ever source, correct?
01:36
Working on it now.
01:40
Carey, thank you.
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The chief one.
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Just spoke to the principal who evacuated the school. She believes Eversource was contacted by someone on site.
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We haven't made our way back to the back of the building yet. We're almost there.
01:58
Carety, Chief. We've got another meter in chief, too.
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We'll meter both inside and out.
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We'll make a call at Eversource as well.
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7-7 Med 40.
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Med 40.
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Out at Base-day Springfield.
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Key 40 out at Base-2.
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Chief One, just be advised they already shut the gas off at the meter.
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We're investigating the hole now.
02:40
Go ahead, receive.
02:41
I think car three is out there with you. I heard him call out.
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I'm on West Coast Street now. I'll be there a minute.
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Ah, received.
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Car 3, do you copy that message?
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Yeah, affirmative. I'm walking back now.
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Put Chief 2 on scene.
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Receive catch on scene.
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Chief 1 and Chief 2 from Car 3. It's the rear adjacent building to the property.
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Okay, Rashafs, I'm going to walk through the main building with my meter, and I'll make the way back to you, Tover.
03:32
Very safe.
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Okay.
03:42
Well, the tracks are in their occupants,
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drive all the way to the end, you look on the left, you see all the tires and plastic bags.
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The end of Appleton.
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Yeah, Pass Canal, Alpherson Pass Canal on the way to the end.
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You're going to look into your left.
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All the traches in there have tires and plastic bags.
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Down near the Water Street side?
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Yes,
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fast water street at the end of the road.
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Okay, I'll check it out.
04:34
Keep two from Car Three.
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Go ahead.
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If you see the janitor staff in the main school, can you just have them come back to the rear one? We've got to gain access to do our readings.
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And this was caused by a bog around a bobcat down about two feet hit the line.
04:59
Okay, received, I'm just backtracking. I just passed them a few minutes ago.
05:03
Stand by.
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Okay, Richie.
05:12
Catao is not seen, Cacao is not seen.
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All right, MN3 is being made out. Caldo, N3, return the quarters in service.
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They have... Reiji.
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...return the quarters in service.
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...withern the quarters in service.
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...any way.
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Chief 2 from Card 3, the gas was shut off on the main school building.
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I'm walking up to you now.
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Check the loan, we're past the intersection, still working our way.
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Location mentioned:
Near Laurel Rd, West Springfield, MA 01089
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