Juvenile hits gas meter causing leak near East Iroquois Rd, Walkerton IN
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Fire & ArsonA juvenile riding a four-wheeler struck a residential gas meter near East Iroquois Road, causing a large gas leak. Fire and emergency services responded. The child's parents were not at home. Efforts to shut off the gas were unsuccessful, and evacuation of nearby houses was considered.
Audio|Heard on: Starke County Sheriff Fire & EMS
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05:5
Transcript:
00:00
County Unit Sletic 5 comes like fire.
00:02
Respond to near East Iroquois.
00:09
At a passerby advice, he saw a juvenile hit a gas meter at the back of his house on a four-wheeler.
00:15
He can hear gas coming from the meter.
00:17
He did go to the residence.
00:18
He has the juvenile with him.
00:21
The parents are not home at this time.
00:26
County Unit Sletic 5 comes like fire.
00:29
Respond to near East Iroquois.
00:35
Had a passerby advice he saw a juvenile hit a gas meter at the back of his house on a four-wheeler.
00:42
He can hear gas coming from the meter.
00:44
He did go to the residence.
00:45
He has the juvenile with him.
00:48
The parents are not home at this time.
00:49
Near East Iroquois.
00:54
Had a passer-by advice, he saw a juvenile hit a gas meter at the back of his house on a four-wheeler.
01:01
He can hear gas coming from the meter.
01:03
He did go to the residence.
01:04
He has the juvenile with him.
01:07
The parents are not home at this time.
01:14
Starke County at zero-two.
01:19
8-02.
01:21
I've come to that TX back three times, no answer, 10-8[1].
01:26
Clear, County, county, interview, clear on dispatch.
01:29
Clear County, 7515 can be en route from North Judson, extended ETA.
01:35
County,
01:38
Kingsley, clear.
01:41
Clear, can't say, keep on firegrounds on.
01:44
Many of you.
01:46
County, 75-9, my apologies, I'm clear.
01:48
I'll be en route momentarily.
01:51
Okay.
01:53
Star County Fire Squad 13 is around.
01:56
Squad 13, my partner is on TX with NIPSCO at this time.
02:00
Clear, thank you.
02:02
Caddy, engine 13 is around.
02:05
Cap, you start coming?
02:08
Engine 13, give me around.
02:13
Engine 13 has a 45 minute ETA.
02:17
Okay. Okay.
02:29
You have a calling Star County, your traffic is faint, I can't hear you.
02:35
County, you can show Engine 13 on scene.
02:39
Clear Engine 13, thank you.
02:45
Star County Fire Squad 13.
02:47
Squad 13.
02:54
John, if you can advise Netschow, it's going to be the main on the back of the house.
02:57
It's going to be a pretty large leak.
03:00
Okay. Okay.
03:02
County Squad 13, if I is 5, they need to come up past their station.
03:06
The origin 13 is at the check on the kid.
03:10
Clear. Parents, but contact it.
03:12
We'll be there shortly.
03:14
I might have five seconds.
03:20
Clear. And Nitzko, it's going to be below the gas shut off of the house.
03:25
It's blowing residential week.
03:27
We can't shut it off.
03:34
County 759, this fire native to continue signal 10? Am I?
03:43
1311 second.
03:47
Yeah, I go ahead.
03:52
Do you need my units to continue signal 10?
04:00
Negative not this time.
04:01
When it's go get the unseating might want us to start evacuating the houses.
04:05
They're going to have to dig it up to find the shutoff out on the road.
04:10
Okay.
04:12
35-9 second.
04:14
Clear.
04:16
Do you want to let uh...
04:19
Medics know the homeowner just get home for the child?
04:24
You might not Sigma 10, bud.
04:28
When the NIFT go get there, we might have to evacuate.
04:33
Our County Medic-5 is on scene.
04:35
Clear.
04:36
Clear. Can you clear what 1311's traffic?
04:40
Sure.
04:43
Minute 5 is not clear on traffic, but we'll go talk to him.
04:48
Clear Medi-Fi.
04:49
Clear Medi-5.
04:52
Also, County, when you get a minute, can you see if DNR is interested in the UTV exit?
04:58
Okay. Thank you.
05:00
Thank you.
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[1]
10-8: In service / Available for calls
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Location mentioned:
E Iroquois Rd, Walkerton, IN 46574
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