PROPANE VENT TANK STRUCK

Car hits valve to underground propane tank Saturday night, HAZMAT responds

The incident caused leakage from a 1,500-gallon tank, authorities said

Photo by James Short.

The incident caused leakage from a 1,500-gallon tank, authorities said

  • Public Safety

A car ran hit a valve box to an underground propane tank outside a residence in a cul-de-sac on the 80th block of West Sandy Ridge Road shortly after 9 p.m. in Doylestown Township

The accident caused leakage from the 1,500-gallon tank, according to Bucks County dispatch reports. The Bucks County Hazardous Incident Response Team was called to the scene. 

The gas was shut down by 9:16 p.m. and the meter was checked and assessed by professionals. 

    By James Short   

Doylestown Fire Co. and Chalfont Fire Co. responded to the scene. 

The scene was under control by 9:20 p.m.



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Tony Di Domizio is the Managing Editor of NorthPennNow, PerkValleyNow, and CentralBucksNow, and a staff writer for WissNow. Email him at [email protected]. Tony graduated from Kutztown University and went on to serve as a reporter and editor for various news organizations, including Patch/AOL, The Reporter in Lansdale, Pa., and The Morning Call in Allentown, Pa. He was born and raised in and around Lansdale and attended North Penn High School. Lansdale born. St. Patrick's Day, 1980.

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