Firefighters manage utilities emergencies, smoke scares
Firefighters managed a number of utility emergencies this week, including an arcing electrical transformer on Westside Terrace and natural gas leaks on Church Street and Old Meeting Way. An electric...
View ArticleJetton Street closed after workers cut gas line
Updated 6:40 p.m. - Jetton Street in Davidson was closed for several hours Friday afternoon after a construction crew accidentally cut a gas line. Several homes in the area were evacuated because of...
View ArticleJetton St. gas leak required help from 4 fire depts.
Firefighters responded to several utilities emergencies and reported structure fires over the past two weeks, including one Sept. 7 where a construction crew severed a six-inch natural gas line buried...
View ArticleFirefighters secure gas leak at Davidson College
A worker with a backhoe accidentally sliced a 2-inch gas line on the Davidson College campus around 3pm Tuesday, bringing a small army of firefighters from Davidson and surrounding towns. A fire...
View ArticleDavidson fire helps with injured pedestrian, Mt. Mourne house fire
Davidson fire assisted with numerous area calls this past week including the structure fire that engulfed a Mt. Mourne home, a gas leak at Davidson College, and a seriously injured pedestrian on...
View ArticleSloan Street closed to repair gas line cut by workers
Sloan Street in Davidson was closed between Griffith Street and Houston Street after a construction crew cut a two-inch gas line. The road is expected to be closed through about 9pm. A PSNC gas crew is...
View ArticleGas leaks, tree on power line, medical calls
Davidson Fire Department responded to several reported gas leaks this past week, including a large leak on Sloan Street caused by cable line maintenance. Firefighters also investigated a downed tree on...
View ArticleWorker cuts gas line on Concord Road
Firefighters waited for a gas company crew to arrive as the cut line hissed near the backhoe.
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