VIDEO: Two Spire employees were injured when a spark caused a fire as they were digging in a hole Tuesday to reach a leak in a large, underground natural gas line. A spokesperson for the Kansas City, Missouri, Fire Department told KSHB 41 at the scene fire crews went to check on a reported ruptured gas main about 5:30 p.m. today near East 95th Street and Grandview Road.
A KCMO Water Department employee working in the area hit a 10 to 12-inch gas line and caused the gas leak, according to the fire department spokesperson. The city’s Water Department workers had been at the scene all day replacing pipe. Spire gas company workers responded to the leak and began digging a hole to help with gas line repairs. Firefighters evacuated homes in the area, the gas valve was shut down and Evergy shut off power to the area, the fire department spokesperson said.
