Gas leak sparks evacuations and road closures near Tunnel Road in Asheville, Asheville NC
Fire & ArsonEmergency responders tackled a gas leak behind AutoZone near O'Reilly's on Tunnel Road, sparking swift evacuations and shutting down Tunnel Road to protect homes and ensure safety.
Audio|Source: Asheville Fire
03:24
Transcript:
00:00
I'm all saying, can you be canter for?
00:04
Yeah, we've got a gas leak up behind the auto zone here.
00:13
We haven't been able to assess the size of the line yet.
00:19
Urgency in evacuation right now over here on Stevens Hill and Pleasant Ridge.
00:31
You need assistance of evacuation.
00:40
You could have the HAFMAC cruise if you go into the parking lights.
00:47
That's going off is going to be on the Bravo Charlie Forner, and we've got APD walking down tunnel road right now as well as that's up.
01:05
Okay, I copy.
01:06
Confirm this is the Honda O'Reilly's bar store, correct?
01:12
That's correct. That's correct, O'Raleys.
01:18
No, no, I was it.
01:24
Okay, I copy.
01:25
Right, community cases.
01:26
Protagian One.
01:29
Protagian One.
01:32
I'm going to be assuming tunnel road command.
01:34
We can continue the assignment.
01:40
Let's serve be advised the gas company has been notified and has a less than 45-minute ETA.
01:48
I copy that, thank you.
01:54
That's just two is level one.
02:00
I copy.
02:02
Two, I see you're moving on in.
02:04
If you were going to investigate that, break, engine on for command.
02:10
Tonight.
02:13
Will you please spot up past APD and give me a line on the ground to assist engine 2 to crank for that?
02:22
Copy that.
02:27
Indications to turn road command.
02:30
Go ahead, command.
02:35
Just as you know,
02:37
we've got tunnel road shut down both directions from Brown Bell Road down to the Blue Ridge Parkway overpassed.
02:49
Copy that, I will pass that along.
02:55
Take from command.
02:59
Go ahead.
03:03
Are you doing any air monitoring and so what kind of readings are you getting?
03:09
I'll be in another, you can set another crew up here with the monitor.
03:12
We've got most of the homes evacuated over by O'Reilly's here and we haven't had, we haven't been any levels in any of the homes here that we're very concerned.
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Location mentioned:
Tunnel Rd, Asheville, NC 28805
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