Significant gas leak prompts evacuations in Menasha


Emergency crews are responding to a major gas leak from a broken line. They are evacuating nearby homes and trying to prevent gas from building up inside.
Audio|Source: Winnebago County Sheriff and Fire, Oshkosh Police, Fire / EMS
02:21
Transcript:
35 on tack one go ahead 35 so we got is a full break of a feeder line going to (number withheld) again audibly here leaking not smelling anything right now we move engine 35 up and possibly prepare to pull a line we do have some other equipment in the area that I need to get shut off to that's going to be downwind from this Okay, I copy. I'm currently with the point near the intersection of Dunning and Old Midway. Would you like us to proceed on Racine Road or we can access from Hickory Hollow to Northridge? How much we come up Hickory Hollow, that's what we did too. That would keep you more away from the downwind path of this right now. Chadry of Gavish. 1665 birds from road opposite Valley at the Mallory storage control I have another transfer for you picking up daycare Appleton room 805 going to Peabody Manor 25 under Heritage Woods Drive man, just let us know if he did any help up there, we can move some crews up. Do you want to have Quinn 32's crew move up. I just walked up to the house near the break. Wind's actually blown out of the left slightly here and the windows are open in the house, so I believe the house is still in up a gas right now. We're going to air up and go in and make entry try to close windows. Okay, I copy. When you get a chance, can you see... Do you at peace, man? Stand by 35. Stalys, we are going to be evacuating a couple houses.
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Location mentioned:
Near Northridge Ct, Menasha, WI 54952
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