Contractor ruptures gas line in downtown Milwaukee

February 3, 2020 1:08 pm Leave a comment

A contractor working in downtown Milwaukee on Monday damaged a gas line in the 200 block of West Wells Street, causing a leak.

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No charges in Sun Prairie explosion that killed 1 (UPDATE)

December 20, 2018 12:04 pm Leave a comment

A large part of downtown Sun Prairie was destroyed on July 11, 2018, following a gas-leak explosion that leveled a downtown bar, killed a firefighter and injured more than a dozen other people. State regulators later fined contractor VC Tech $25,000 after finding it had violated the state’s “one call” law when its workers failed to consult utilities or call the state’s diggers hotline before digging to install a fiber-optic cable. Lawmakers heard testimony on Thursday on a bill meant to clarify that subcontractors must call the digger's hotline before digging. (John Hart/Wisconsin State Journal via AP, File)

There will be no criminal charges against anyone related to an explosion in a southern Wisconsin city that killed a firefighter and leveled several buildings, the police chief announced Thursday.

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Warrant: Contractor mismarked gas line before deadly blast (UPDATE)

November 1, 2018 8:57 am Leave a comment

A utility-location worker failed to properly mark a natural-gas line in Sun Prairie this summer, leading to an explosion that leveled more than half a dozen buildings and killed a firefighter, according to court documents.

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Two-car crash breaks gas line, causes evacuation

November 10, 2015 9:19 am Leave a comment

Residents in a South Milwaukee neighborhood have been evacuated after a traffic accident caused a gas line to break at a house.

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Crew hits gas line near Marquette University

January 15, 2014 1:29 pm Leave a comment

Crews work to clean up after securing a gas leak Wednesday, Jan. 15 on the Marquette University campus in Milwaukee. A construction crew hit a gas line near Johnston Hall on campus and the leak was sealed by about 12:45 p.m. (Staff photo by Kevin Harnack)

A construction crew hit a We Energies gas line Wednesday while working at North 11th Street and West Wisconsin Avenue in Milwaukee.

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Construction zone gas leak causes evacuations

August 27, 2013 1:42 pm Leave a comment

A gas leak in a construction zone at North 27th and West Michigan streets in Milwaukee caused evacuations and put work around the area on hold Tuesday morning.

A high-pressure gas line ruptured Tuesday when a contractor hit it with a backhoe at North 27th and West Michigan streets in Milwaukee.

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Landscaping crew hits gas line, Kenosha courthouse evacuated

September 13, 2012 3:05 pm Leave a comment

A broken gas line outside the Kenosha County Courthouse sparked a brief evacuation of the building Thursday morning.

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Contractor hits gas line in downtown Milwaukee (UPDATE)

July 23, 2012 4:32 pm Leave a comment

A third-party contractor hit a gas line Monday at 333 E. Wisconsin Ave., according to We Energies spokeswoman Cathy Schulze.

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Mayfair Road reopens after crews hit gas line (UPDATE)

June 25, 2012 11:37 am Leave a comment

Mayfair Road between North Avenue and Watertown Plank Road in Wauwautosa reopened late Monday morning after crews hit a natural gas line while working in the area.

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