DATE OF INCIDENT: 7/13/2010
INCIDENT TYPE: HazMat
INCIDENT ADDRESS: 4510 East Wiscoinsin
CITY: Spokane
STATE: Wa
ZIP: 99212
NARRATIVE: On July 13th 2010 at 10:44 am the Spokane Fire Dept responded 19 firefighters on 6 fire trucks along with 2 Battalion Chiefs to a reported natural gas leak. The 1st arriving engine reported that a backhoe had severed a 1 inch gas line in the road next to the Burlington Northern operational center while working on buried telephone lines. Firefighters utilized a charged hose line for protection of the public along with the Avista crew that repaired the leak. Other crews monitored the atmosphere in the surrounding buildings. Workers in the surrounding buildings were able to remain inside until the gas leak was repaired. There were no injuries to civilians or Fire Fighters.
PROBABLE CAUSE: Backhoe
DAMAGE EXTENT: Gas line only.
DOLLAR LOSS:
FIREFIGHTER RESPONSE: 21
MUTUAL AID: None Given
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