High-pressure gas line struck near Everett Street, Fitchburg MA
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, a high-pressure gas line was struck near Everett Street. Authorities evacuated six to seven homes and about 10 residents. Utility crews are working to shut off the gas to ensure safety.
Audio|Heard on: Fitchburg and Lunenburg Fire and Mid State Control
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02:24
Transcript:
00:00
Turns out they had the wrong address the first time, so near Everett Street, only one that's active.
00:04
You can clear.
00:06
Great Steve, we're clear.
00:13
Command to private files, we got the people out of that building you just went into.
00:20
Receiving.
00:24
C5 to command?
00:28
Does anybody go over to the houses on Henry Street that board of these houses on Elizabeth?
00:37
Uh,
00:43
I think that's the negative.
00:50
Engine size available can hear anything.
00:54
Deputy.
00:55
I receive.
00:56
Command 2, C5, if I just talked with Unitil, they're thinking the houses you're talking about are far enough away where we don't need to evacuate them.
01:09
Received, X1.
01:15
Command 2, file on.
01:18
I'm answering command.
01:21
I'm not answering command on jail 2.
01:36
Commandant, I'm just, do you have an update on NGITU, they were on a gas leak as well, correct?
01:42
Yeah, it's affirmative.
01:43
I got off the phone with Unitil again.
01:45
They got two calls for the same address, but got the address wrong the first time, so there's no second cast line struck.
01:53
Briefing. Just an update here, a high gas line, high pressure gas line was struck in front of near Everett Street.
02:02
We've evacuated approximately six or seven homes and about 10 people from their residents.
02:10
Hopefully you still have this shut off in the next couple minutes.
02:15
Received, high pressure gas line was struck.
02:17
You evacuated six to seven homes.
02:20
Unitil may have the gas line turned off shortly.
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Location mentioned:
Everett St, Fitchburg, MA 01420
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