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Gas line hit near Main St causes gas leak responseReading MA

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Near Main St, Reading, MA 01867

A resident hit a gas line while digging in his yard near Main Street, causing a strong gas odor. The fire department and gas company are responding, and police are shutting down traffic nearby due to the gas leak.

Audio|Source: Reading Police & Fire Dispatch
02:27
Transcript:
00:00
Will you take near Main St?
00:03
A resident called to report he was digging in his yard about a foot down to plant some plants and he hit a gas line.
00:10
Not near the house, it's about 50 feet from the house.
00:13
He says he's already contacted National Grid, but he'd like you there to check it out.
00:23
Digit 4 is on near Main St.
00:29
So I'm engine for responding to near Main St.
00:32
We've got to get to the gas line.
00:41
Rating to 11818.
00:50
What is it? Right, we would take one, I'm sorry, near Main St with the FD[1].
00:58
Resident Calls Report, he was digging in his yard to plant some plants and struck a gas line. It's about 50 feet from the house, but FD[1] is responding to this.
01:08
Copy 877M8.
01:14
6-5, right?
01:17
It's in 65.
01:19
You can claim for my enforcement here and I'll head that way also.
01:24
Receive.
01:29
This is on scene. We have the gas company.
01:31
In route, please.
01:32
We have a large order.
01:35
If you're on scene, we need to get the gas company in-road due to a large odor.
01:39
107 ready.
01:48
107.
01:50
107. We'll be downstairs not a service for a few, nine, five. We're just going to head over there with 6-5.
01:58
Receive.
02:04
On from the main trade.
02:08
On responding.
02:13
Engine 4 are running fire.
02:16
Go at engine 4.
02:19
Jeff PD in route to shut down traffic.
02:23
Great, they should be pulling up any moment. I have two units in route. Going up.
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[1]
FD: Fire Department

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Near Main St, Reading, MA 01867

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