PIERRE — Gas leaks in Pierre on Tuesday and Wednesday kept Pierre firefighters busy. Fire Chief Ian Paul says crews were called Tuesday around four-P.M. to the intersection of Pleasant and Oneida Avenues …
Traffic was blocked around the area. Paul says crews were on scene around an hour with Montana Dakota Utilities repairing the break in about 30 minutes…
The gas line struck by the construction crew was marked by a location service, but Paul says even then it’s important to be aware of your surroundings when digging in the ground…
A separate construction crew working behind the Pierre Area Chamber building cut a three-quarter inch service line late Wednesday morning. That prompted evacuations of the Pierre Chamber and South Dakota Discovery Center along with a brief work stoppage at the construction site for the Pierre Drinking Water Treatment plant.
