No-fly zone established & power shut down after parked rig rolls into natural gas excavation site

A parked semi truck rolled into a natural gas excavation site in Wisconsin on Tuesday morning, sparking a series of precautionary measures. 

The incident happened at around 10 a.m. on Tuesday, August 25th at the site of the Enbridge Line 5 pipeline project in the town of Saxon, Wisconsin. 

According to Fox 6, the unoccupied semi truck rolled into the site, causing a pipe to rupture and spilling liquid natural gas. 

As a result of the spill, a no-fly zone was established, electricity was shut down, and a nearby neighborhood was evacuated. One road was also shut down during the response. Video of the scene shows a liquid natural gas cloud spreading across the work site and onto nearby properties. 

No one was hurt in the incident. No further information has been released.

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