22, 2025, destroying a building and sparking more fires (courtesy No injuries are reported after a gas leak led to a building explosion in downtown hutchinson On february 22, 2025, about 10:05 a.m
Gas leak under control in Hutchinson
Local time, an underground natural gas leak resulted in a commercial building explosion and fire in hutchinson, kansas, destroying the building and causing an evacuation of the surrounding community
A gas leak that resulted in a building explosion in the southern end of downtown hutchinson saturday morning prompted an evacuation alert for nearby residents.
Hutchinson officials evacuated several blocks near and around downtown after a gas leak caused an explosion saturday at a longtime auto parts store, according to fire chief steven beer. Six days after a gas leak led to a fire that destroyed a business on hutchinson's main street and displaced several others, the community anticipates answers on how to move forward. The hutchinson fire department and kansas gas allowed some residents back into their homes after being evacuated saturday. The hutchinson fire department said significant progress has been made in containing the natural gas fire that destroyed an auto parts store and forced evacuations in an area of downtown
The explosion and fire saturday morning destroyed steffans auto parts at avenue e and main street Crews were on the scene throughout the day saturday and into sunday, and kansas gas crews will be on. (ksnw) — the hutchinson fire department has released video of the explosion in downtown hutchinson on saturday The video shows the close call for the owner and six firefighters who had just found high gas levels in the building
It comes as the national transportation safety board is in hutchinson to investigate the blast.
