Dump truck hits gas line causing fire and power outage
Fire & ArsonA dump truck struck a gas line on Fruit Ridge Avenue causing a gas leak and fire. Power lines are down and emergency crews have closed roads and are sheltering employees nearby. Air quality is being monitored for safety.
Audio|Source: Kent County Fire and EMS
02:55
Transcript:
00:00Sent forth.00:02Tyler Polson, if you copy that, if we can throw some barrels across in the northbound lanes of Fruit Ridge.00:07Right now, see if it looks like we got fire on the sidewalk,00:11just touching the grass right now, but yeah, it is a working fire.00:16Okay, yeah, let's, we'll leave that alone.00:18I already request consumers to be en route.00:23Do what you got to do to lock that whole area down.00:27I'm going to have Tyler Colstma block off northbound 2405 to command through ridges shut down and north ridge.00:43Sorry, say again.00:5916 from 12.01:00Are the lines across Fruit Ridge or will we be able to get cars out of here once they have the gas line plant?01:10I believe there's a line down across Fruit Ridge.01:14I think what happened is a dump truck hit it.01:16Drop the secondary across Fruit Ridge and I've got primary down on the east side.01:23Copy that, thank you.01:27I'm just about right to work that I'll advise copy DCE is now aware of the issue to the north copy let's get that air monitor up there where they're at just to make sure that we don't have any expansion of the gas up to their way If we do, we do, we need to expand our shelter in place direction.
00:00
Sent forth.
00:02
Tyler Polson, if you copy that, if we can throw some barrels across in the northbound lanes of Fruit Ridge.
00:07
Right now, see if it looks like we got fire on the sidewalk,
00:11
just touching the grass right now, but yeah, it is a working fire.
00:16
Okay, yeah, let's, we'll leave that alone.
00:18
I already request consumers to be en route.
00:23
Do what you got to do to lock that whole area down.
00:27
I'm going to have Tyler Colstma block off northbound 2405 to command through ridges shut down and north ridge.
00:43
Sorry, say again.
00:59
16 from 12.
01:00
Are the lines across Fruit Ridge or will we be able to get cars out of here once they have the gas line plant?
01:10
I believe there's a line down across Fruit Ridge.
01:14
I think what happened is a dump truck hit it.
01:16
Drop the secondary across Fruit Ridge and I've got primary down on the east side.
01:23
Copy that, thank you.
01:27
I'm just about right to work that I'll advise copy DCE is now aware of the issue to the north copy let's get that air monitor up there where they're at just to make sure that we don't have any expansion of the gas up to their way If we do, we do, we need to expand our shelter in place direction.
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Location mentioned:
Near Fruit Ridge Ave NW, Walker, MI 49544
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