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September 25, 2006

Gas main struck in downtown Providence

PROVIDENCE – Fire crews and the gas company, National Grid, are on scene at Fidelity Investments’ new offices, at 100 Finance Way, after a construction crew hit a high-pressure gas main.

No one has been evacuated because the immediate area seems to be clear of gas, according to James Taylor, chief of communications for the Providence Fire Department.

Three engines, two ladder trucks, the special hazards unit and the fire chief all responded, Taylor said. They’ve been monitoring the air and have set up large hoses in case something were to happen, he said.

The call that construction crews hit the one-inch, high-pressure gas main came in at 12:25 p.m., Taylor said.

-- projo.com staff writer Kate Bramson

Posted by Kate Bramson  at 1:26 PM | Permalink

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