Gas Leak Near Huron School

Natural gas roared out of a hole in the ground Thursday morning near Madison Elementary School in Huron.  Northwestern Energy spokesman Tom Glanzer says at the time of the leak, crews were in the process of re-routing a service line…

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No one was injured when the gas line let go…

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Emergency crews arrived on Idaho Avenue between 16th and 18th Streets in Huron around 8:30 Thursday Morning. The leak was repaired nearly four and half hours later around 1 PM.  Idaho Avenue was partialy opened around 3PM,  Thursday afternoon while repair teams finished work on site. As a safety precaution power was cut to some customers in the area during the leak.