Gas main break with active leak prompts building evacuation, Westford MA
Fire & ArsonA gas main broke near Groton and Commerce streets causing an active gas leak. Fire units responded, National Grid was called to assist, and nearby buildings were evacuated for safety.
Audio|Source: Westford Fire
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Transcript:
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Water control to police and fire.
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Car 21, engine four, tire one, engine three,
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engine one.
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Respond for the gas main break,
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Groton and Commerce.
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Car 21, engine 4, tower 1, engine 1, engine 3, respond for the gas main break, Groton and Commerce.
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To the gas line, setting poles, not sure how big the line is 1104.
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To respond,
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I'm later on North.
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I'm silent couldn't.
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Okay,
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we're heading up that way.
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We'll go to P.I.1.1.
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Tower one's on.
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Okay.
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All right. Metics 2, S&3.
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Duron responding to the gas main break. I brought in commerce.
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11 owing.
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Engine three.
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Engine three is going to be going out. See, we're going to be investigating. You've got the three company on site.
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Scene, the gas main break is near Groton Road and you have national grid on site.
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11 away.
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Can you get national grid to respond to SPAP? Can you get national grid to respond to SPAP?
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So I'm 200 in.
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All right.
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I feel great given ETA within the hour.
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Can you let them know that we have an active leak going on?
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Notify them.
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So we do have an active leak, unknown the size of the pipe, whether it's plastic or metal, there's a gas line still in the ground.
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There's an active site of the pipe,
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ensure that it's plastic or metal,
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1111.
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Be advised we're evacuating the building that's behind this site.
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The building behind the site, 1111.
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Thanks for answering.
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On your arrival, can you pull up to the next house to make sure that they're aware what's going on, see if they can be evacuated?
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Sorry, can you repeat that again? No.
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On your arrival,
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pass our engine and go to the next house and evacuate that one house.
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Answer 4 ad, then...
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...all...
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...you're clear,
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low, returning 113.
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...you clear, low, returning 113.
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C2.
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Location mentioned:
Commerce Way & Groton Rd, Westford, MA 01886
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