Gas leak reported near River Rd causes road closures, Sparta WI
Fire & ArsonA significant gas leak occurred near River Road in Sparta, prompting response from the fire department and utility company. Police blocked nearby intersections to secure the area due to the gas leak and strong westward winds reaching 45 miles per hour. Utility technicians were contacted and dispatched to the site quickly to address the situation.
Audio|Source: Monroe County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Pachina gas leak, it's over at near River Road. I'm in the process dispatching fire.
00:05
10-4[1].
00:24
Monroe County at Sparta Fire Department, you are needed near River Road for a gas line that has been next, once again, that is near River Road for a gas line has been next time of page 1332.
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47, go ahead.
00:47
Get a hold of Wii energies and let them know about it.
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Ten-four.
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Department of District Chief, go ahead.
01:03
I copy the page I'll be en route if you can pull up wind speed, wind direction, please.
01:08
Also notify Wii energies.
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1144.
01:18
They're reported at the scale of a broke down semi-southbound about the 182 partially in the lane.
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I'll be in round.
01:30
You can put me up back on 146. Call and show me on speed.
01:40
Get the rest of that on here, truck grow.
01:43
I'm going to need two scoops.
01:48
Can you get the rest on nine?
01:51
All right, I'm going to need a couple scoops of black surfaced.
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Go ahead.
02:02
Roger Brockdale, can you just let a know please. Chief, but be on location.
02:13
Go ahead.
02:17
Wind speed is 45 miles an hour, heading west.
02:25
Denver, I got the intersection blocked to the west of the gas leak. PD is going to go down to the corner of Industrial and River Road and blocked that off.
02:35
I did make contact with one of the Wii Energy technicians.
02:40
He's in Black River, but he's going to get a hold of somebody in Sparta and get him over here ASAP.
02:45
We've got a pretty substantial week here.
02:54
10.4 and I got all the Wii energies also so they're getting somebody in route as fast as possible.
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10-4: Acknowledgement/Affirmative
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Location mentioned:
Near River Rd, Sparta, WI 54656
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