Campustown Street Shut Down After Golf Cart Hits Natural-gas Valve

Champaign Deputy Fire Chief Roger Cruse said Ameren crews had the gas shut off by 11:15 a.m., and the residents of 912 S. Fifth St., the only building evacuated, were allowed back in within the hour. CHAMPAIGN — A gas leak in Campustown prompted Champaign firefighters to cordon off an area for a block in each direction for about an hour Wednesday morning. Deputy Fire Chief Roger Cruse said around 10:30 a.m., a golf cart struck a natural-gas pressure-relief valve next to the sidewalk on the southeast corner of Fifth and Chalmers streets. read more