Cause of We Energies gas leaks in Cudahy remains unknown
Within an hour, We Energies said it traced the leak to a pressure issue in an underground regulator. Share Updated: 6:12 PM CDT Apr 14, 2021
Cause of We Energies gas leaks in Cudahy remains unknown
Within an hour, We Energies said it traced the leak to a pressure issue in an underground regulator. Share Updated: 6:12 PM CDT Apr 14, 2021
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Show Transcript THE GAS IS LEAKING FROM THEIR METER, QUITE LOUD. HILLARY: IT WAS A FRANTIC SCENE TUESDAY NIGHT IN CUDAHY. OUR CAMERA ROLLING AS A GAS LEAK SENT WORKERS RUNNING TO SAFETY AT THE SMITHFIELD FOODS’ PATRICK CUDAHY PLANT. THE GUY WHO WORKS THIRD SHIFT IN OUR DEPARTMENT WAS HERE, AND HE SAID IT WAS A MAD DASH TO GET OUT WHEN THE ALARMS WERE GOING OFF. HE HAD TO RUN AND SHUT OFF ALL THE HYDROGEN AND ALL THE TANKS UPSTAIRS. HILLARY: WORKERS SAY THE MEAT PLANT’S ALARMS GOT TRIGGERED BY GAS IN THE AIR, THE STENCH SPREADING ACROSS