Water Main Break
Incident #: 2012029930 Date of Incident: 7/17/2012 Issuing Officer: Joel Fielder/Battalion Chief
Narrative:
Today July 16, 2012 at approximately 1:39 PM the Spokane Fire Department responded to the intersection of Houston and Belt on a report of a water main break. First crews on the scene reported that water was flowing from the street in front of 2211 West Houston from a large water main break and that they could detect an odor of natural gas as well. It was determined that when the water main broke it had also broke a ¾ inch natural gas line that was located above the water main. The Spokane City Fire Department Hazardous Material Response Team responded and worked with other fire crews on scene safety, evacuation and atmospheric monitoring to determine the extent of the gas leak. The city water department was on scene within a few minutes to shut the water off to the broken main and Avista's quick response by their natural gas team had the gas leak stopped in approximately 15 minutes. Spokane police Department was scene and provided traffic control and assisted with scene safety. Four Engines and 2 Ladder companies consisting of 20 firefighters responded to this incident and were on scene for approximately 1.5 hours. There were no reports of injuries to civilians or firefighters.
Cause:
The gas line broke when debris from a water main break damaged the gas line located above the main.
Damage:
Damage was confined to the water main, the city street and the natural gas line located within close proximity to the main. Several houses down stream of the water main received water damage as several thousand's of water flowed from the broken main.
# Firefighters Responding: 20
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