Gas leak at OKANA Resort construction site in Oklahoma City prompts evacuations
No injuries have been reported
Updated: 5:29 PM CST Feb 29, 2024
Gas leak at OKANA Resort construction site in Oklahoma City prompts evacuations
No injuries have been reported
Updated: 5:29 PM CST Feb 29, 2024
LATE BREAKING A GAS LEAK AT O’CONNOR RESORT FORCED CONSTRUCTION CREWS TO EVACUATE COCO ABIGAIL OGLE JOINING US NOW WITH THE LATEST ON THIS. ABBY, THEY ARE ALREADY WORKING TO GET THAT CONSTRUCTION SITE BACK UP AND RUNNING, RIGHT. YOU KNOW, SO MANY PEOPLE ARE SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS RESORT. THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED TODAY. WE’RE TOLD A WORKER HIT A SIX INCH GAS LINE JUST BEFORE 10:00 THIS MORNING. OKLAHOMA CITY FIRE ASKED WORKERS TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE AREA JUST TO STAY SAFE. OKLAHOMA NATURAL GAS TELLING KOCO FIVE THAT THEY SHUT OFF THE GAS THERE OWING, IS WORKING ON REPAIRS. THEY SHOULD BE FINISHED BY THE END OF THE DAY. WE HAD A TEAM COVERING THIS FOR YOU TODAY FROM THE GROUND AND THE SKY, YOU SEE WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE THIS MORNING. FIREFIGHTERS WERE ALSO THERE ON STANDBY JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT NOTHING GOT OUT OF HAND. WE’RE MONITORING, MAKE SURE NO FLAMES BREAK OUT, AND IF DO WE HAVE SOME HAND LINES IN PLACE TO TO QUICKLY EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES IN CASE THAT HAPPENS AGAIN, THOS
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Gas leak at OKANA Resort construction site in Oklahoma City prompts evacuations
No injuries have been reported
Updated: 5:29 PM CST Feb 29, 2024
A gas leak prompted evacuations Thursday morning at the OKANA Resort construction site in southeast Oklahoma City.Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.Fire department officials told KOCO 5 that an excavator hit a 6-inch gas line around 9:45 a.m. near First Americans Boulevard and Southeast 15th Street. Construction crews and the area were evacuated, officials said.>> Download the KOCO 5 AppOklahoma Natural Gas officials told KOCO 5 that a third-party contractor struck the natural gas line. ONG turned off the gas service to the facility, and officials said they anticipate repairs being completed Thursday.No injuries were reported. Top Headlines Norman City Council declares house public nuisance, forcing owner out in rare step TIMELINE: Colder today as rain and a chance of snow expected Thursday in Oklahoma Tourist survives after driving rented Jeep off of a cliff in Hawaii Person taken to hospital, 3 puppies die after building fire in southwest Oklahoma City Police identify woman hit and killed by train
OKLAHOMA CITY —
A gas leak prompted evacuations Thursday morning at the OKANA Resort construction site in southeast Oklahoma City.
Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.
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Fire department officials told KOCO 5 that an excavator hit a 6-inch gas line around 9:45 a.m. near First Americans Boulevard and Southeast 15th Street. Construction crews and the area were evacuated, officials said.
Oklahoma Natural Gas officials told KOCO 5 that a third-party contractor struck the natural gas line. ONG turned off the gas service to the facility, and officials said they anticipate repairs being completed Thursday.
No injuries were reported.
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