Natural Gas Leak Prompts Brief Evacuation
Incident Type:
Gas Leak
Dispatch:
Wednesday, July 17, 2019 - 1:20pm
Arrival:
Wednesday, July 17, 2019 - 1:27pm
Address:
5700 block Indian Trace
Madison, WI
Madison, WI
Narrative:
A natural gas leak prompted the evacuation of several households on Indian Trace, near Crest View Drive, this afternoon.
The MFD was dispatched to the area 1:20 p.m. after a natural gas line was struck by construction equipment. As MGE responded, firefighters began evacuating the area. A senior living facility and multiple households were impacted. An ambulance was dispatched to the scene as a precaution, but nobody needed EMS.
MGE had the leak isolated and contained at 1:57 p.m. Those who were evacuated were able to return to their homes Cooling buses were not needed during the duration of the incident. MFD cleared from the incident at 2:13 p.m.
Posted 07/17/2019 - 3:20pm
Contacts:
Cynthia Schuster (Public Information Officer)