Electrical and gas lines contact at intersection in Durham, Durham NC
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, at the intersection near Masters Place Way and Kapalua Way in Durham, an electrical power line came into contact with a gas line underground during digging work. Service companies Enbridge and Duke Power were notified and are working on the situation to address the electrical and gas hazard.
Audio|Heard on: Durham City Fire
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03:8
Transcript:
00:00
Electrical hazard.
00:01
Refer to MDC for address.
00:06
Electrical hazard.
00:08
Engine eight, refer to MDC for advice.
00:19
Engine eight, it's going to be at the intersection of Masters Place Way and Kapalua Way.
00:27
Masters Place Way and Kapalua Way, kind of run off of Falls Village Drive.
00:32
You can use Ops Two out of Channel Two.
00:44
Communications for Engine Eight.
00:49
Hey, can you confirm that the power company's already been notified?
01:02
I know.
01:12
Engine eight from communications ops two.
01:15
Good.
01:18
Hey, it sounds like the callers on scene are going to be trying to make contact with the power company.
01:24
But I guess there was some discrepancy of which company service is that.
01:29
When you get on scene, let me know if they've been able to make contact.
01:33
If not, I'll come along.
01:37
Last time we had something like this, it was actually Enbridge that was doing my work and they handled everything.
01:42
So we're almost on scene.
01:50
Communications from Engine Eight.
01:54
Go ahead.
01:56
Yes, we do have Enbridge on scene that are working on a gas line.
02:00
There is a transformer box with some work on it, with a description he was coming from, but I would go ahead and contact Duke Power.
02:20
Hey,
02:26
good.
02:30
Just before I called Duke to confirm this is all underground, correct?
02:39
Correct.
02:43
Copy that. And Enbridge is saying that there's essentially a gas line and power line in contact with each other.
02:58
Acknowledged.
02:59
They exposed it when they were digging.
03:00
It's the electrical lines going over top of the gas line that arced a little hole into the gas line.
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Kapalua Wy & Masters Place Wy, Durham, NC 27703
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