DATE OF INCIDENT: 12/30/2008
INCIDENT TYPE: HazMat
INCIDENT ADDRESS: 25 W 5th Ave
CITY: Spokane
STATE: WA
ZIP: 99201
NARRATIVE: On Tuesday, December 30, 2008 at 2:36 PM, 6 Companies of Spokane Firefighters, 4 Engines, 1 Senior Ladder and 1 HazMat Company under the direction of Battalion Chiefs Fielder and Brown responded to a reported natural gas line at 25 West 5th Avenue (St. Anne's Chile and Family Center). On arrival, companies were faced with a ruptured natural gas line which was leaking product into an occupied building. There were 125 Children and 46 Adults present at the time of the incident. Initial companies were utilized to control and mitigate the effects of the leaking natural gas as well as control an orderly evacuation of the occupants. An STA bus was ordered to assist keeping the occupants warm on the exterior of the building.
The leak was controlled within 20 minutes and services restored later in the day. There were no injuries to the occupants or firefighters.
PROBABLE CAUSE: The gas line was located on the roof of the building and accidently broken by people shoveleling snow.
DAMAGE EXTENT: Minor.
DOLLAR LOSS: 1000.00
FIREFIGHTER RESPONSE: 24
MUTUAL AID: None Given
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