Orange City, Iowa — A few tense moments were experienced in Orange City on Monday, when a natural gas line was struck.
According to Orange City Fire Chief Denny Vanderwel, the call came in about 12:55 p.m. on Tuesday, July 6th. He says the incident at 420 Fifth Street Northwest happened when a contractor working on a house’s deck accidentally struck the home’s natural gas service line. He says that’s when 911 was called.
Vanderwel says when fire crews arrived, the Orange City Utility personnel were already on the scene. He says they dug up the line and put a clamp on it to stop the gas from escaping.
Chief Vanderwel reports that they didn’t need to evacuate anybody or block any roads. He says firefighters were on the scene for 15 to 20 minutes. Eyewitness reports say there were people working on it for the rest of the afternoon.
