Natural Gas Leak
Incident #: 20122031376 Date of Incident: 7/24/2012 Issuing Officer: Joe Fielder/ Battalion Chief
Narrative:
Today July 24, 2012 at approximately 6:06 PM the Spokane Fire Department responded to 8320 North Colton on a report of a natural gas leak. First crews on the scene reported that they could detect an odor of natural gas in the front yard of the residence. The home owner had been installing a fence post and while digging a hole in the front yard he accidently cut the residential gas line. 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. Avista's quick response by their natural gas team had the gas leak stopped in approximately 15 minutes. Four Engines and 2 Ladder companies consisting of 20 firefighters responded to this incident and were on scene for approximately 45 minutes. There were no reports of injuries to civilians or firefighters.
Cause:
The gas line broke when the home owner was using post-hole diggers to install a fence post and accidentally cut the residential gas line located in the front yard of the home. We would like to take this opportunity to request that citizens contact Avista natural gas before you dig to have them locate the gas line.
Damage:
Damage was confined to the natural gas line located in the front yard of the residence.
# Firefighters Responding: 20
End Of Release For more information on this release please call (509) 625-7002
No comments:
Post a Comment