Commercial gas line cut causes leak near Auto Nation, Englewood CO
Fire & ArsonA commercial gas line was accidentally cut near the Auto Nation dealership on Arapahoe Road, causing an active gas leak. Fire units arrived to investigate and manage the situation. Traffic lanes were shut down for safety until the gas company could arrive and shut off the gas supply. No businesses or exposures were threatened by the leak.
Audio|Source: South Metro Fire Rescue
04:24
Transcript:
00:00
950. Italian Chief 3, Channel SMFOS 3, Gasline Cut.
00:09
Titan 3, dispatch.
00:12
Do I dispatch?
00:16
It's a commercial gas line cut in front of the Auto Nation. R.P. is in a Verticom truck.
00:22
They do hear it and smell it.
00:25
Your winds are out of the north from 12 to 14, and Excel is 25-minute ETA.
00:33
Medanity-3, okay.
00:35
9-18.
00:40
Tower 35. We're in the area unable to look at me. Do you know if they're on Arapaho or on Emporia?
00:49
didn't state which road they were on.
00:52
The cell phone shows that it was off in front of Galena, but he stated in front of the Auto Nation.
00:58
There should be some workers in their vests flagging you down.
01:06
35 copies.
01:08
Still unable locate. We saw nothing on Arapahoe.
01:11
If you did a better location, if they're in the parking lot of the Auto Nation.
01:18
Power 35 engine 31. We pulled in on our nation. Looks like it's on the south side of Arapahoe.
01:25
35 cops south side of Arapahoe by owners.
01:33
Dispatch Battalion 3.
01:35
On 3.
01:36
Battalion 3?
01:39
Yeah, I'm on scene.
01:42
It's like outside of the Chrysler dealership on the south side just adjacent to Arapahoe Road. I'm out investigating.
01:50
I'll be in command.
01:56
Copy, you're on scene.
01:59
Outside of the Chrysler dealership on the south side, you're investigating.
02:07
And Tower 35 is on the scene behind you. Can you use the pull up in front of you?
02:14
Yeah, go ahead, come around me and I'll back up even further. It's right where these cones are to the right, where the people are standing.
02:23
35 copies.
02:26
Been out to investigate yet, so put you guys all out investigating.
02:31
35 copies all out investigating and we'll shut down two and three.
02:39
dispatch of RAPO command on three.
02:42
Command, go ahead.
02:44
Yeah, can you let RAPO County know that we got a RAPO going eastbound shutdown,
02:53
at least for a couple lanes?
02:54
Need assistance for traffic control.
03:08
Managed 31 approach from the south on and pour you up.
03:14
See you guys can find the closest hydrant to this incident and level in stage there.
03:24
31 Scott.
03:29
Tower 35.
03:31
Tower 35.
03:35
Cone size of line, but it is actively hissing and off-guessing.
03:40
It's going to be right by these cones where you've stated earlier.
03:44
We pulled an inch and three-quarter trash line.
03:49
All right, copying, do you have any needs?
03:57
Until Excel gets here to shut off the gas.
04:00
Any exposures threatened, no businesses either.
04:07
If you guys don't have a hydrant there, I'll just, I can put you behind Tower 35, I can move back a little bit.
04:15
31 companies, we are sitting on a hydrant here on this corner.
04:19
I'm going to keep you there then.
04:21
And break Tower 35, Repo, come in.
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Location mentioned:
Near E Arapahoe Rd, Englewood, CO 80112
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