Gas line struck near Forrest Nelson Boulevard triggers shelter-in-place, Port Charlotte FL
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, a gas line was struck near Forrest Nelson Boulevard in Port Charlotte, Florida. Emergency teams responded with hazmat units and advised nearby occupants to shelter in place. The gas leak is located under asphalt at about five feet depth in a driveway. No abnormal gas readings were detected beyond the immediate site. Excavation work has been coordinated to repair the line.
Audio|Heard on: Charlotte County Fire, Punta Gorda City Fire, and Punta Gorda Airport Fire
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07:30
Transcript:
00:00
Forest Nelson.
00:04
Forrest Nelson Command, Hazardt Group.
00:08
Stand by for me one second, Hasnack Group.
00:12
Rescue 2 from Forest Nelson Command.
00:20
Copy. Entering Toto, Par 3, all meter space on.
00:29
Offer 2.
00:33
Just advise the occupants in those buildings to shelter in place at this point.
00:37
They do not need to evacuate the area.
00:39
However, they will not be able to drive out of the complex.
00:41
Copy?
00:45
Receive.
00:47
Receive.
00:52
PASMATMATMF from Force Nilskerman.
00:56
Forest Nelson, man, we have Recon 1 entering the odd zone, par 3, all meters at bayfront.
01:04
All right, that's a copy.
01:08
Recon 1 making entry par 3.
01:11
Central from Forest Nelson, okay.
01:15
Go ahead, Forest Nelson, welcome in.
01:19
Engine 12A is going to have Hasmatic Group.
01:21
They've established Recon Group 1 making entry at this point for some reconnaissance.
01:26
We're also working on some shelter-in-place operations on 2000 Forrest Nelson Boulevard.
01:34
Copy ten for you two.
01:38
Back to Central, I did copy and there's CAD notes about the operation that is going on at the library.
01:45
At this point, while we're not going to be shutting down any of those operations, if you could advise emergency management.
01:55
We'll not be shutting down those operations.
02:01
That's correct.
02:02
At this point, we will not be shutting down operations.
02:06
Yeah.
02:09
Forest Nelson, Command,
02:11
Hazmat Group.
02:13
We're only getting readings at the hole on the delta side of this operation.
02:18
It's dissipating before we get there, we're getting no abnormal readings.
02:24
All right, that's a good copy.
02:26
So just positive readings at the borehole site, but outside of that we're negative.
02:33
Not spermatives.
02:34
Recon is continuing at this time.
02:36
All right's been further.
02:41
All right, good copy.
02:49
Central from Forest Nelson Committment.
02:52
Go ahead.
02:56
Go ahead and make contact again with Tico and advise them that the broken gas line is going to be under pavement.
03:03
They're going to need some excavator work here.
03:06
They're probably going to want that information.
03:11
Copy the broken gas line is under pavement.
03:14
May need excavation 1044.
03:22
TasmaG Group from N3 Team 1.
03:28
Go ahead, recon one.
03:32
Okay, we're at the spot where he says they impacted the line.
03:38
He's got it marked here in the middle of this driveway.
03:41
It's going to be a TECO excavation.
03:43
It's about five foot in depth at the point where they hit it, he said.
03:49
Copy, five foot in depth.
03:51
Is it going to be concrete or asphalt?
03:55
Asphalt.
03:57
Good copy.
04:00
We've got normal readings everywhere except for right at the hole.
04:04
I'm still reading 20.8 on my foregas at the impact site, but we have nothing visible coming up through the ground here.
04:13
It's all coming back out at the borehole between you and me.
04:19
Good copy.
04:24
Force self-man from Hasback Group.
04:29
There it is Matt.
04:32
Recon 1 has made it to the mark where the bore site is a fit.
04:38
It's going to be in the middle of this driveway over here.
04:40
Our recon is complete.
04:43
We'll have something else.
04:45
Come back out.
04:48
Come back out.
04:55
Where the borehole was hit on the line is going to be about five foot depth underneath the driveway underneath asphalt.
05:03
It's not going to be concrete, it's not going to be concrete, it's going to be asphalt.
05:09
Alright, that's good copy.
05:10
Possibly five foot in depth under asphalt in the middle of the driveway.
05:16
Correct, no other readings other than at-off entry of the borehole site.
05:26
All right, good copy.
05:33
Command from Tart2, all units have been notified to shelter in place.
05:40
Appreciate.
05:46
Recone 1. Recone 1.
05:52
Go ahead.
05:55
We have no visible issues at that waterway, correct?
05:59
We don't see any bubbling or anything like that.
06:03
Negative. The only place that we have any other gas coming out is right here at the borehole.
06:09
They're talking.
06:13
We're just checking this delta side again to make sure we don't have anything.
06:15
So far everything's baseline.
06:22
Copy, thank you.
06:26
Go ahead, force no supplement.
06:31
Another update, we do have a water supply established, we do have a lab on the ground, and Rescue 2 will be assuming Medical Group.
06:40
Copywater Supply established.
06:42
Rescue 2 will be establishing Medical Group 1040.
06:51
Rescue 31, Mention 5.
06:56
Go ahead.
06:59
You can hide down a flexion.
07:03
Copy.
07:09
Fordniz. From Command Central.
07:13
Go ahead, for command.
07:15
Can you advise if you make contact with the company responsible for the board?
07:23
That's affirmative.
07:24
We did make face-to-face contact with them.
07:26
Thank you.
07:29
Copy.
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Forrest Nelson Blvd, Port Charlotte, FL 33952
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