Gas leak causes evacuation near senior and rec centers, Wake County NC


A backhoe hit a gas main near a senior center, causing a gas leak. The senior center and nearby recreation center were evacuated. The fire department is on scene and the gas company was called to handle the leak.
Audio|Source: Wake County Fire
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Transcript:
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Backhoe operator says he hit a main underneath the back of the lot. We do have a heavy smell.
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We're going to need to evacuate the senior center and have a gas company en route.
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Indian 34 is 040.
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Central Cobbysout, needing the gas company en route, clearing senior center.
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Joining, Ralph. Joining, Ralph.
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Here from Apex car three and four.
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Go ahead.
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You had me to call on Hunter Street. Ten for.
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For?
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Comfort? Commer? Commer?
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To 34, when you guys get here, if you'll go around to the town hall side and park on that side of this construction,
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and then try to get everyone to ease out that way.
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34, pepper.
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Inetic, 46.
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46.
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You can have a tax 13 back. We're transporting.
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Okay.
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...weigh the recreation building as well.
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Yeah, Chief,
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33 is evacuating the rec center right now. We're evacuating the senior center. We're going to do a walkthrough in just a minute.
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Location mentioned:
Quarry Rd, North Carolina
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