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Hazmat crew burns off leaking gas from underground tank

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La Crosse’s hazmat team is burning off some propane from a buried gas tank on the city’s south side. 

A gas leak was reported to the fire department on Tuesday afternoon, in the area of 28th and Mesa Grande Place. 

The hazmat workers decided that the best way to empty the tank would be to flare off the gas…and that could take many hours or days to complete. 

Access to nearby Hintgen School was restricted yesterday, but this morning the fire department says the flaring will not disrupt traffic to Hintgen, or south-side bus routes.

A native of Prairie du Chien, Brad graduated from UW - La Crosse and has worked in radio news for more than 30 years, mostly in the La Crosse area. He regularly covers local courts and city and county government. Brad produces the features "Yesterday in La Crosse" and "What's Buried on Brad's Desk." He also writes the website "Triviazoids," which finds odd connections between events that happen on a certain date, and he writes and performs with the local comedy group Heart of La Crosse. Brad been featured on several national TV programs because of his memory skills.

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