Gas line break causes leak and street closure in Palo Alto, Palo Alto CA
Fire & ArsonFire units responded to a broken gas line near Bryant Street in Palo Alto. Gas was actively leaking, causing both sides of the street to be closed. Utility crews were called to the scene. Authorities checked if people nearby needed to shelter in place or evacuate due to the gas leak.
Audio|Source: Palo Alto Fire
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Transcript:
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Engine 63, Engine 66, Truck 66, and Battalion 66, respond to Gasline, Greg, near Bryant St, Cross Streets are Allison Avenue and Lincoln Avenue.
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Engine 61,
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you're responding on, Charlie.
00:22
Correction, sorry, it's an Omega, Omega response.
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It's an 87-year-old male with an obstructive catheter, awake and breathing, 165th, near 4th Avenue,
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and at Department 5.
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Battalion 66, engine 603, engine 66 truck 66, 66. You're responding for a gas line break.
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Near Bryant Street cruise on scene that hit a gas line.
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So the secondhand info, I'm not sure how big it is, but it is still blowing. We have utilities in route.
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All units, we should command, 21.
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Section 63, you're responding on command 601.
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September 9-2, all units are responding.
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We're coming down Lincoln to Bryant, if you can come up, Addison,
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the opposite direction.
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Copy, approach from Adam.
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San 61, page of 63.
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Okay.
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Engine 63 is on scene on Addison and Lincoln.
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Both sides of the street are shut off by a city cruise.
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We hear the sound of some gas. We're investigating all units level one.
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Have the engine 63 on scene, Brian I see, investigating all units all going.
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Grand 61 further.
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We're establishing Brian, I see. Yeah.
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56 is on scene stage.
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Copy.
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I see. I see the time six.
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966. 966. 966.
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Go ahead.
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I'm on scene and I'll assume I see. I have an active line blowing.
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Did you get this a diameter size?
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One of the workers that looks like about an inch big, he says it's a hard line.
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We're going to pull a line. It's safe.
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966 copies.
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Just that way I can smell it all the way down here at the end of the street as well.
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Also, he'll be injured 63.
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I mean, if you have any other needs.
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Two copies.
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I'm going to go ahead and also check to make sure everyone's sheltering in place or evacuated.
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Copy that.
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I see command post at Bryant and Edison.
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And take one, copy.
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us to go past you or block the intersection.
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Location mentioned:
Near Bryant St, Palo Alto, CA 94301
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