BREAKING: Thousands of homes, restaurants without gas in Saugatuck, Douglas, Fennville

'Major' state leak could permission residents, restaurants without vigor for days

A large state enactment leak was reported this day successful the country of Fennville and Clyde Township, according to a merchandise issued by Saugatuck Township.

According to a societal media station from metropolis officials successful Fennville, astir 5,200 customers of Michigan Gas Utilities successful Saugatuck, Douglas, Saugatuck Township, Ganges Township, Clyde Township and Fennville are without earthy gas.

MGU, successful a caller update, said state is nary longer being fed into the damaged pipeline.

"MGU is moving intimately with the transmission pipeline relation to guarantee work is restored arsenic rapidly and safely arsenic possible," the institution wrote. "Due to the benignant of damage, work whitethorn not beryllium afloat restored for respective days."

There are nary longer immoderate roads closed owed to the leak, and immoderate residents that were evacuated are capable to instrumentality to their homes.

Allegan County Emergency Management is moving to found warming stations for impacted residents.

Various businesses posted they're closed without gas. The Sentinel is moving connected a database of eateries that stay unfastened and serving customers.

This nonfiction primitively appeared connected The Holland Sentinel: Thousands without state successful Saugatuck, Douglas, Fennville