Video: No one hurt in explosion, fire near Whitewater
WHITEWATER — Nobody was hurt during a propane truck explosion Friday that kept firefighters from more than a dozen fire departments on scene and closed a section of Highway 59 for nearly three hours.
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The explosion, still under investigation, happened at 3:11 p.m. Friday at Landmark Services Cooperative, a farmers cooperative and fuel supplier, at 12743 East Highway 59, just southwest of Whitewater in Lima Township.
A hose became disconnected when a worker was trying to transfer propane from a holding tank into a tanker truck in a metal, free-standing building that was the northern most building and 50 to 75 yards away from any other structures, said Capt. Jude Maurer of the Rock County Sheriff’s Office.
“The worker tried to reconnect the hose but was unable to. Upon realizing the severity of the situation, the worker fled from the building. Moments later, the escaping propane led to the explosion,” Maurer said.
According to a news release from the Wisconsin Emergency Management office, the truck tank was filled with 3,400 gallons of propane.
It isn’t known how much propane was in the larger supply tank or if it was involved in the explosion, the release said.
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