Firefighters respond to a report of a gas leak at a downtown Madison apartment, officials say

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) — Madison firefighters responded to a report of a natural gas leak at a downtown apartment on Sunday evening, officials reported.

According to the Madison Fire Department, crews responded just before 6:30 p.m. to the 600 block of East Mifflin Street on reports of a natural gas smell in a building.

When they arrived on scene, officials said firefighters went into a building with an air monitor and confirmed there was explosive gas.

Authorities determined the cause of the problem to be a stove range in an apartment, which was empty at the time of the incident.

Crews shut off the gas feed to the range and MGE was called to the scene.

Firefighters aired out the apartment and checked neighboring apartments for natural gas, officials stated.

Authorities confirmed there were no other problems in the other apartments.

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