Media Release

 

Tuesday, July 27, 2010
For Immediate Release
Fire & Rescue

 

Natural Gas Leak On Commerce Street

 

Incident number:  0176749         Date:  July 27, 2010            Time of call: 9:33 a.m.

Time of First Unit on Scene: 9:36 a.m. (E1)
      
Time of Knockdown: Southwest Gas had  stopped and repaired the leak by 10:50 a.m.

Type of call:  Natural Gas Leak

Correct address: 900 S. Commerce Street (Main/Charleston)              CLV Ward:  3

Name: Cal/Pac Painting NV Inc                             Parcel: 139-33-703-005
                                
Zip:   89106                        District/Phantom: 2424-89                Number of alarms:  One

Building type: In the parking  lot               Number of stories:         Units:

Size:                                                                                       When built: 
                           
Construction type:                                            Smoke alarms:         Sprinklers:           

Number of occupants:  Adults: None      Teens (18-13): None       Children: None

Any injuries: None              How many : None          Type: 

Damage estimate: None           Description of damage: 

Cause of incident:  Leak in a service line under the parking lot of a business on Commerce Street.  People smelled natural gas and called Southwest Gas and Las Vegas Fire & Rescue.  Leak was found by Southwest Gas employees, and it was quickly stopped and later repaired.  Las Vegas Fire & Rescue stood by in case of fire.

American Red Cross: No             Pets:  No          Status of pets:
 
General information about the incident:  Was a typical response to a leak in a service line. Was handled without incident. Cause of leak unknown..
 
Number of Units on Scene: 7
E1,201,4, T1, R10, B1, PIO1 
Number of Personnel on Scene: 21

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