Evacuations Underway After Workers Strike High-Pressure Natural Gas Main in Woodstock Neighborhood

Evacuations underway after workers strike high-pressure natural gas main in Woodstock neighborhood

Emergency crews respond to the area of Daybreak Ridge and Riverwoods Drive in Woodstock after a natural gas main was struck by workers in the Lennar at Riverwoods development Friday afternoon. | Photo: WFRD Evacuations are underway after workers struck a high-pressure natural gas main in a new construction subdivision in Woodstock Friday afternoon, fire officials said. The Woodstock Fire/Rescue District and Woodstock Police Department responded …

Woodstock residents evacuating after gas main break

WOODSTOCK, Ill. — Some Woodstock residents are being evacuated due to a gas main break Friday afternoon. The break happened in the area of Daybreak Ridge and Riverwoods Drive just after 12:40 p.m. As a precaution, residents within approximately one block of the intersection are being evacuated while crews work to secure the damaged gas [...]