Water main break causes sinkhole and exposes gas lines, Berks County PA
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, a water main broke near Overland Avenue in Sinking Spring Borough, causing a sinkhole and exposing gas lines. Emergency crews and a gas company team are on site to investigate and handle the situation safely.
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Transcript:
00:00
Tuscant and 85 responding 0.849,
00:04
Near Overland Avenue.
00:06
Call from UGI, water main break with a sinkhole.
00:09
Gas lines are exposed with an odor of gas.
00:11
They do have a crew en route.
00:17
49.
00:27
Kumary Township, McClancourt, 4-050.
00:30
First, Ladder 18,
00:34
responding 0850.
00:35
Call from UGI, near Overland Avenue, water main break with a sinkhole.
00:39
Gas lines are exposed, they do have a crew en route.
00:41
UGI does have a crew en route.
00:48
Next 6822, Perks.
00:54
Go ahead.
00:57
First, Rescue, Engine 85.
01:00
Rescue, Engine 85.
01:04
We're on the scene, we'll be checking.
01:06
Here we get an option, and also Engine 181 to standby to Hyder and Elizabeth and Octagon.
01:11
See,
01:14
Rescue, 181 on location, checking, requesting an obstacle group.
01:17
Engine 181 to stand by at Elizabeth and Octagon at the Hydro.
01:21
Your life is FireOPS 1, 352.
01:27
Marshal Archie has arrived.
01:31
Collaterating, all locations are 853, fireups 1.
01:37
It's responding Sinking Spring Borough, near Overland Avenue for the hazmat.
01:41
Operator will be on Berks Fire Option 1.
01:43
Engine 181, your two stage dehydrant at Elizabeth in Octagon 0.53.
01:53
It's FC18.
01:58
F.T 18.
02:02
No covers for NCH-AX-1.
02:04
Please get a route over all over.
02:06
Copy S-16, no covers, fringe 181.
02:09
You're en route, 0-854.
02:11
Call from UGI, water main break with a sinkhole.
02:13
Gas lines are exposed with an odor of gas.
02:15
They do have a crew en route for the gas.
02:20
Has it will be on Fire-Ops 1.
02:27
518 from F.C.18.
02:28
Box 1.
02:33
Try for a liar.
02:37
Yeah, I'm going to route.
02:39
I'll also be a few minutes.
02:40
You can be a quick camera board, so you can get any other resources.
02:47
Proceed. Yeah, we're currently walking up to the hole in the media, guys.
02:51
See what's going on.
02:57
Ended 181, second dispatch, Sinking Spring near Overland Avenue between Elizabeth Drive and Dernat Avenue for a hazmat, 0855.
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Location mentioned:
Overland Ave, Spring Township, PA 19608
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