Seattle Fire Department responded to a “major” natural gas leak at 6016 1st Ave. NW this morning. Tipsters tell us it was a garbage truck leaking natural gas.
According to SFD’s Real-Time 911 log, the call first came in at 9:18 a.m. Six fire engines, three ladder trucks, HazMat, and a number of other teams responded.
A tipster who took pictures of the scene will be sending photos in a minute, so we’ll update the post soon.
Update: A tree limb was sticking out and broke off a valve on the tank of the natural gas-operated truck as it drove by. Thanks artman1951 for the photo and Steve for also tipping us!
Here’s another photo from artman1951 showing the damage close up:
4 responses so far ↓
1 Jillian // Apr 13, 2009 at 11:06 am
So THAT is what was going on! I saw all the firetrucks, ambulances, and Hazardous Materials trucks, on my way to work. My and another person at the bus stop were trying to figure out. Glad it wasn’t something more tragic - I was imagining some huge building up in flames!
2 Dan // Apr 13, 2009 at 9:49 pm
Wow, way to blame the tree for the driver’s screwup. Trucks don’t drive themselves, and trees don’t stick out and break off valves!
3 Fnarf // Apr 15, 2009 at 3:58 pm
Yes, now they’ll cut the tree down, I’ll bet. Sad.
4 Fnarf // Apr 15, 2009 at 4:03 pm
Hey, over on MyBallard they’re talking about a similar story — new garbage truck creamed some guy’s garage, took it right off the slab foundation. These are brand new garbage trucks from a new company that just took over the contract, and they’re TOO GODDAMN BIG.
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