Another example of a local emergency requiring evacuation
In October 2011, a contractor struck and ruptured a 16 inch gas main. The City of Brooklyn, Ohio Fire Chief had to close Memphis Avenue from Tiedman Road to the Lindale line. The gas leak was 100 feet to the west of an adult training facility and 50 feet from two companies. The Brooklyn Fire Department and Dominion East Ohio Gas company meters showed explosive readings. The City of Brooklyn Fire Department ordered the 300+ personnel at the adult training facility to shelter-in-place a the east end of their facility. The Fire Department staged buses in the event that they would have to completely evacuate the training facility.
When the wind speed and direction changed, the Fire Chief had to shut down Conrail train activity and completely evacuate one of the trucking companies across the street and north of the leak. The Dominion East Ohio gas company finally was able to shut off the gas flow after about an hour and things returned to normal.