Construction crew hits gas main near Citizens Hotel, Boston MA


A construction crew struck a high-pressure gas main near Citizens Hotel causing an active gas leak. Emergency responders and the gas company are on scene. Police have closed nearby roads in both directions.
Audio|Source: Boston Fire Channel 1
01:49
Transcript:
00:00
I'm calling engine 22.
00:03
The answer.
00:05
That's a corrected location.
00:06
It's going to be near Newbury St for the Citizens Hotel, and CPR in progress[1].
00:12
Okay, we have we here now.
00:15
935.
00:20
1049 file out.
00:23
Again, 49.
00:27
Construction crew on site at the cap, the national crew on scene.
00:35
Construction crew on scene, the national grid to respond, 935.
00:46
LIDA to file off.
00:50
A lot of 16.
00:53
I do stop the G-C-TEN-HEC.
00:57
Chief to respond, 938.
01:01
The construction crew hit a high-pressure main hit.
01:08
A lot of 22,
01:11
804, correct?
01:17
Negative, it's room 805.
01:24
I just wanted to file out.
01:27
Engine 49.
01:31
We have the gas company on Cia, they're the ones that hit the pipe, and we have police here to shut down near streets in both directions.
01:41
Okay, you have the gas company on scene.
01:44
They're the ones that hit the line.
01:46
You have police shutting down nearby roads.
01:49
939.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
CPR in progress: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation in progress; active medical emergency
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Location mentioned:
Near Newbury St, Boston, MA 02115
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