BENTON CHARTER TWP POLICE DEPT/FIRE.

09/16/14 at around 2am

100 block of North Blue Creek Rd, Benton Charter Twp

BENTON CHARTER TWP POLICE DEPT/FIRE.

Nature of Incident:  Gas line Leak

Gas Company: TransCanada

     At approximately 2am on Tuesday, September 16, 2014 a natural gas line affiliated with TransCanada, leaked at/near the 100 block of North Blue Creek Rd, in Benton Twp.  Cause of the leak is currently unknown.  Emergency responders, consisting of local police (Benton Twp), County Deputies and Benton Twp Fire Personnel assisted with evacuating residents within one (1) mile radius of the gas line leak.  Vehicular traffic was also re-routed away from this area.  No known injuries have been reported at the time of this release and authorities are conducting air monitoring.   TransCanada pipeline representatives were working on shutting off and/or re-routing the natural gas flow from this leaking gas line.

Road blocks have been established at the following locations:

           Territorial Rd & Benton Center Rd

           Hillandale Rd & Empire Ave

           Benton Center Rd at Empire Ave

            Highland Ave & Paul

            Highland Ave & I-94 Overpass

            Blue Creek Rd & Empire Ave

            Territorial Rd & Forest Point

            Britain Ave & Hillandale Rd

            Britain Ave & O’Brien Drive