Gas leak in New Ulm evacuates some
A gas leak occurred in downtown New Ulm today evacuating 10 people from their homes.The leak occurred at Golden Home Care behind 6th North Minnesota around 7 am this morning.The Brown County Sheriff's Office first received the call regarding a possible fire but then discovered it was a gas leak that was burning and needed to be contained.Authorities say it appears leak occurred from a damaged gas meter.Apparently gas seeped out and caught some of the vinyl siding on the building on fire.New Ulm Sheriff's Department, Fire, Public Utilities, and Minnesota State Patrol responded.No one was injured.
Earlier this morning, a Charlotte hotel was evacuated due to a natural gas leak.