Gas leak near Pleasant Ridge Drive sparks evacuation, Asheville NC
Fire & ArsonResponders evacuated homes near Pleasant Ridge Drive after a damaged gas valve caused a leak. They slowed and stopped the leak, verified no gas remained, then cleared residents to return safely.
Audio|Source: Asheville Fire
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Transcript:
00:00
Agent 2 at 1 from command.
00:03
Engine 2.
00:10
Good.
00:13
It appears that we have a damaged valve on this appliance here.
00:21
If we turn off a valve further up, it might shut this off.
00:32
Okay, was your last statement there? You had a valve that you might be able to shut this off with?
00:43
Everybody seen.
00:44
You repeat the last time.
00:49
I copied everything with the last of your report.
00:52
Did you say you had a valve there? They'd be able to stop this leak?
00:59
That's right.
01:03
Okay, I got.
01:09
Literate all from command.
01:15
Literate from command.
01:17
Go ahead, Smith.
01:20
Gee, can you give me a rundown on which houses you've evacuated?
01:28
We've got all the houses.
01:31
except for one across from O'Reilly's, like I wasn't able to get anybody to the door, I don't know if anybody's there,
01:39
and then there's one more house at the street, nobody else came to the door.
01:43
But the closest house is evacuated.
01:47
We checked it.
01:48
There's no gas in it.
01:54
Okay, so you're talking from...
01:56
It's on road, up Pleasant Ridge Drive to Wagon.
02:00
You have houses on both sides of the road, except for the one directly behind the leak.
02:04
Correct.
02:06
Yeah, we're all the way up to 10 Pleasant Ridge Road.
02:11
I have mentioned two.
02:14
Go ahead, too.
02:18
We've got the leak flowed down to the trickles.
02:26
I copy you, you've got the leak, slowed down.
02:29
Communication, you copy that.
02:33
Communication copies.
02:39
Region 2 from command.
02:43
Go ahead, command.
02:48
Do you also meter around that area if you're getting any readings coming off that little bit of gas you have remaining looking?
02:58
2nd2 copies.
03:04
202 from 201.
03:14
Go2-2, could you bring us our gas meters?
03:21
Dr. 8 from Klan.
03:24
Go ahead.
03:30
Any more readings exterior of these homes off of Pleasant Ridge since they've got the gas leak stopped.
03:38
We do not have any readings.
03:43
Okay, I copy.
03:45
You feel like it's safe when those folks return to their homes?
03:51
Yes.
03:55
I copy. Do you need tanker 12 up there with you anymore?
04:03
Yeah, you can at least sink at 12.
04:05
And engine 9.
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Location mentioned:
Pleasant Ridge Dr, Asheville, NC 28805
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