Nobody was injured following a natural gas leak in downtown Fond du lac Tuesday afternoon. Fire chief Pete O’Leary says construction crews working on the Retlaw Theatre reconstruction project accidentally hit a gas main shortly before 2pm. Businesses in the area were evacuated and a portion of Main Street was blocked to traffic. There was a strong odor of natural gas in the air. O’Leary says initially there was a concern that a couple of construction workers may have been trapped on the roof of the building. Thosse workers were quickly accounted for. The gas was turned off and the situation was brought under control in less than a half hour.
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photo: waupun mayor rohn bishop The Waupun Common Council has postponed action on wage increases for paid on call firefighters and elected officials to get more public input. The council discussed the matter, sometimes heated, at their meeting this week and will take up the issue again at their April 8th meeting. If […]
todayMarch 27, 2025
A house fire near New Holstein claimed the life of a child. Shortly after 2am Wednesday firefighters were called to the scene on Honeymoon Hill Road near County Road T. A child in the home was pronounced dead at a hospital. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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