Car crashes into tree causing major gas leak in Douglass, Douglass TX
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TrafficA vehicle struck a tree and hit a gas meter near County Road 780, Douglass, causing a significant gas leak. The victim is safely out, seated in a nearby truck as emergency crews respond.
Audio|Heard on: Nacogdoches Public Safety
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05:48
Transcript:
00:00
Douglas,
00:01
Major accident, Douglas county road, it's the 1600 block of County Road 780 vehicle versus tree.
00:12
2B 605.
00:16
Govary 605.
00:18
Sixth or point in row.
00:21
I have a major vehicle versus tree also hit a gas line, 1600 block of County Road 780.
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J.4. I'm on 7 West.
00:35
Still coming in and I can go to interrupt.
00:38
Major accident, 1600 block of County Road 780.
00:42
I'm on 7.M.
00:44
Major accident, 1600 block of County Road 780.
00:48
603, are you anywhere close? 703.
00:50
Are you anywhere close? 70s around.
00:54
I'll be in response to accident. I'll be in response to accident.
00:56
Go, thank you.
00:59
$37.00 at first.
01:11
32 is in route 7 to 333 is in route 7 to 330 is in route, correct?
01:18
We're 1600 block, County Road 780, vehicle versus tree.
01:27
Rescue 5 engine 3, rescue 5 engine 3,
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have a rescue,
01:33
1600 block of County Road 780.
01:38
That's going to be just south of Douglas, go out of school and a couple miles down.
01:43
One vehicle hit a tree, subject's please safe.
01:48
Two,
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three.
01:51
Can I get the numbers again?
01:56
Douglas, 73, they'll be in service.
01:59
Received, Douglas.
02:02
It's 1600 block,
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it's not very far south of 21 on 17th.
02:12
Clear.
02:17
That will be advised that the vehicle is leaking gas, vehicle is leaking gas.
02:24
All right safe.
02:26
It's going to be a gas meter, gas meter.
02:29
This message is under 20.
02:31
Do you have a recognition in man or else? He's a rescue file.
02:38
It hit a gas meter also when it's linked in gas.
02:45
636, show it out.
02:47
5.5, 5.5.5.
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Rescue Pines, we're out.
02:53
Bruce.
02:55
Receive Rescue 5 route.
02:58
It's not for us.
03:00
Receive in general route.
03:03
32. Also, be advised, they did hit a gas meter and it is leaking gas.
03:11
Dispatch Rescue 5, can you start center point?
03:14
Yes, sir, I will.
03:15
Right now.
03:18
639 and out of it there's.
03:22
Thank you.
03:24
Dispatch the Douglas unit.
03:26
Is it going to be center point out that way, gas company?
03:31
Dispatch it's center for 20.
03:32
It's going to be rocking in gas.
03:36
3.45.
03:38
Charge, sir.
03:41
You got their phone number.
03:46
They were allowed entry in vacuum.
03:49
Nice, Claire, you might want to check with them before you leak, just make sure that they can get into the rooms.
03:54
It looks like they're having difficulty with the card stands for entrance for the rooms.
04:01
I asked me if they need anything else, let us know.
04:05
I'll go one more time.
04:07
Douglas, let me say 20 will be in service.
04:10
Claire, if I just...
04:13
Clear, if I just...
04:17
This is that just 732.320.
04:19
This will be over rocking gas.
04:21
Sorry.
04:23
I'm just keeping him on school.
04:25
I'm going to go ahead and just keep checking back with him.
04:30
Perfect. Good job.
04:34
Next five.
04:36
This makes Rescue 5,
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engine 3,
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Douglas unit has the gas company en route.
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Douglas M313 LPM service.
04:47
Thank you.
04:50
Go ahead.
04:51
Could you check in front of Napoli's for a sharp metal object in the road?
05:03
73rd to be on location.
05:07
Receive.
05:13
If that's your rescue five engine three, we can have Douglas unit on scene, he'll give us an update just a little bit.
05:22
Douglas, I need an update whenever.
05:26
Five receipt.
05:31
The victim is out of the vehicle sitting in the back of the truck.
05:37
The gas leak, I don't see any gas plumes, but they're standing back.
05:45
It's a major gas leak.
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Co Rd 780, Douglass, TX 75943
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