| Gas Leak forces Businesses to Evacuate June 28, 2007 - At around 09:14hrs Taftville was dispatched to a gas leak at 509 Norwich Ave. Et-21, Tower 25 and Car 20 arrived to find a fork lift had accidentally hit a natural gas line filling the building with natural gas. Gas was secured by Norwich public Utilities and ventilation was in progress. A worker was injuried when a heating unit fell from the ceiling. Taftville crews provided medical care and removed the victim to awaiting American Ambulance. |
ET-21 and Tower 25 on scene, the leak was on the other side of the TT unit in the foreground
Firefighters Boulanger and Costa set up ventilation for the building
| NPU Gas Division capping the line |
| Taftville crews repacking the self - laid supply line from the hydrant |