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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SHELTER IN PLACE ALERT
CITY OF MT. JULIET - RELAYED BY NASHVILLEWEATHER DOT NET
1228 PM CDT WED AUG 6 2014

Natural Gas Main Rupture Causes Dangerous Situation in Mt. Juliet | Important details on the current situation: http://wp.me/p2PLBh-hD

Mt. Juliet, Tenn. – Around 10:50 a.m. on Wednesday, August 6, Mt. Juliet Police, Fire Department of Mt. Juliet, and Wilson EMA responded to a possible natural gas line break in the area of Providence Parkway in the Providence community. Upon arrival, emergency responders found Piedmont Natural Gas attempting to repair a reported 6 inch gas main rupture, located behind Providence 14 theater and across Providence Parkway. At this time, repair crews do not know exactly where the gain main is leaking.

Residents in the yellow area (see attached image) should shelter-in-place or leave the area. If sheltering-in-place, turn off air conditioning system.

Emergency responders determined that this was a large natural gas line incident, and heavy fumes were travelling downwind from the rupture. Therefore, a Dangerous Situation Alert was issued to area residents. Residents and tenants in the immediate area were advised to leave the area. For those who stay in the area, residents should stay indoors and shelter-in-place. If sheltering-in-place, air conditioning systems should be turned off to prevent fumes from travelling indoors.

This dangerous situation is currently ongoing, and the alert remains active. If you smell an odor of natural gas, you are too close to this incident. Piedmont Natural Gas could not give us a time on when the repair would be complete.

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Media Staging: Rear Kroger parking lot in Providence Marketplace (401 S. Mt. Juliet Road)
Instructions:

Wilson EMA is advising that area tenants and residents should shelter-in-place and go indoors. In addition, the air conditioning system should be turned off. Those at greatest risk are those who are down wind, which is in the area of Aventura Apartments and Deer Field Apartments.

Address/Location
City of Mt. Juliet
2425 North Mount Juliet Road
Mount Juliet, TN 37122

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 615-754-2552

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