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Saturday, August 13, 2011
Gas Leak Forces Evacuation Temporarily Displaces More Than 50
CHARLOTTE NC – Firefighters evacuated 24 structures, mostly homes after a major natural gas leak was detected in the 900 block of Rowan Street on Monday August 8th.
Firefighters detected a strong odor and discovered the leak returning to their fire station shortly after 10 AM. Haz-Mat Technicians assigned to the Haz-Mat Response Team and determined the methane gas was emitting from the sanitary sewers and presented an immediate danger to residents in the immediate vicinity.
Firefighters and workers from Charlotte Mecklenburg Utilities removed manhole covers to allow the concentrated gas vapors to dissipate until safe readings confirmed by Piedmont Natural Gas and the Haz-Mat Response Team. City Transit buses were called to the scene to provide temporary shelter for 54 people who were displaced from their occupancies for 1½ hours.
Twenty-three firefighters were summoned to bring this incident under control in 2 hours and 50 minutes.
Eternally committed to duty and service,
Mark Basnight
Public Information Officer
Office of Media and Public Affairs
Charlotte Fire Department
Firefighters detected a strong odor and discovered the leak returning to their fire station shortly after 10 AM. Haz-Mat Technicians assigned to the Haz-Mat Response Team and determined the methane gas was emitting from the sanitary sewers and presented an immediate danger to residents in the immediate vicinity.
Firefighters and workers from Charlotte Mecklenburg Utilities removed manhole covers to allow the concentrated gas vapors to dissipate until safe readings confirmed by Piedmont Natural Gas and the Haz-Mat Response Team. City Transit buses were called to the scene to provide temporary shelter for 54 people who were displaced from their occupancies for 1½ hours.
Twenty-three firefighters were summoned to bring this incident under control in 2 hours and 50 minutes.
Eternally committed to duty and service,
Mark Basnight
Public Information Officer
Office of Media and Public Affairs
Charlotte Fire Department
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