A natural gas leak occurred near the CMI Orchards facility in East Wenatchee about 4:15pm Wednesday afternoon.

The leak was caused when a contractor accidentally ruptured a four inch line while working on South Union Avenue between 2nd and 4th Street, according to Wenatchee Valley Fire Department.

Deputy Chief Andy Davidson says a natural gas leak can be dangerous but conditions were favorable.

NewsRadio 560 KPQ logo
Get our free mobile app

"The wind was in our favor, temperature an humidity was in our favorfavor.  Natural gas tends to rise.  It was in a fairly rural area so we were abale to evacuate and close down and evacuate any sources of ignition at Columbia Fruit Packers and were were able to block the roads at Second, Union and Fourth to give a nice safety zone".   Davidon said first responders were confident from the beginning of the incident there would be minimal impact to the public

The Douglas County Sheriff's Department, Washington State Patrol and Cascade Natural Gas also responded.

Davidson said the contractor had called the 811 "Call Before You Dig Line" but somehow missed the location of the gas line at the site.

Learn More about Call 811 Before You Dig in WA

Washington State's Biggest Natural Disasters

Natural disasters happen everywhere, so of course Washington State has had its share of damaging and deadly forces of nature. Here are just some of the worst natural disasters in the state's history.

Gallery Credit: Jaime Skelton

Gas leak road damage

The 200 block of South Osage was damaged after boring crews cut a gas line,

Gallery Credit: Randy Kirby

 

More From NewsRadio 560 KPQ