Sun Prairie police and firefighters responded about 6:21 p.m. Tuesday July 10, 2018 to a report of a gas odor near the Barr House, 100 West Main Street, and Glass Nickel Pizza at 101 West Main Street.
An explosion occurred, which injured two firefighters and a police officer. All three were transported to a local hospital. A plume of smoke rose high in the sky, and the explosion was heard and felt for miles.
Police evacuated a five block area. Evacuees met for shelter at Sun Prairie High School at 888 Grove Street, Sun Prairie. The high school is about 0.75 mile south-southeast of the explosion scene.
We Energies (Wisconsin Gas) crews are on the scene.
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Barr House appears to be destroyed in downtown Sun Prairie explosion; gas odor detected before explosion — pic.twitter.com/7COQMyl83o
— Sun Prairie Star (@sunprairiestar) July 11, 2018
Explosion occurred near the Bristol-Main street intersection in downtown Sun Prairie; here's the view from the SP Municipal Building — pic.twitter.com/ZZDYGJCMAg
— Sun Prairie Star (@sunprairiestar) July 11, 2018
BREAKING: Reports of a massive explosion in Sun Prairie. Witnesses tell us they felt it a mile away. We have @Hunt_Saenz @MichelleAlf on the way. Updates online and at 10 p.m. @WKOW pic.twitter.com/Sco1sJ5U6L
— George Smith (@georgesmithtv) July 11, 2018
Sun Prairie residents in disbelief as the downtown burns. 5 block radius evacuated. @nbc15_madison will have live update at 9pm. pic.twitter.com/kZTMoiFBs7
— Ryan Lobenstein (@WMTVDesk) July 11, 2018