Evacuation order issued after leak at Madison County Intermountain Gas storage facility

The pursuing is simply a news merchandise and photos from nan Madison Fire Department.

At 10:35 a.m. Tuesday, nan Madison Fire Department responded to a study of a earthy state leak astatine nan Intermountain Gas retention facility, located astatine 5181 West 3800 South successful nan Burton area southwest of Rexburg.

Upon arrival, occurrence crews recovered a state motortruck pinch an progressive state leak. Madison Fire Department is pursuing our emergency procedures agreed upon pinch Intermountain Gas. The state is presently being caught successful a containment basin to fto it past vaporize into nan air.

An removal area was established, and each homes and businesses successful nan area were contacted and person been evacuated. The area presently nether removal is on 4500 South from 5500 West to astir 4500 West and northbound to astir 3200 South person been evacuated.

“There is nary measurable/readable magnitude of state connected immoderate of our detectors successful nan area, and location is presently nary threat to life aliases property,” said Chief Corey Child.

All information precautions person been followed and proceed to beryllium followed. The removal area will stay successful effect until nan threat is dissipated, however, astatine this time, we do not person an estimated duration.

Madison Fire Department and Intermountain Gas are coordinating nan effort and person been assisted pinch nan evacuations and roadworthy closures by Madison County Sheriff’s Office and Rexburg Police Department.

We are presently waiting for nan state to dissipate to amended unafraid nan area and place nan nonaccomplishment connected nan state truck.