‘Major natural gas leak’ active in Southwest Michigan

Emergency center opened in response to natural gas outage in Allegan Co.

Allegan County communities have teamed up to open a emergency shelter for those impacted by the ongoing natural gas outage. Approximately 5,200 Michigan Gas Utilities (MGU) customers are affected. The Allegan County Sheriff's Office says the outage is concentrated in the Fennville, Douglas and Saugatuck areas. The shelter opened at 7 p.m. Thursday. It's located at Third Coast Community Church in Laketown Township. Officials say the shelter will …

‘Major natural gas leak’ active in Southwest Michigan

ALLEGAN COUNTY, MI — A major natural gas leak was discovered Wednesday afternoon in Allegan County.

Allegan County gas leak could cause dayslong outage, company says

FENNVILLE, Mich. (WOOD) — About 5,200 customers are experiencing a natural gas outage in Allegan County due to a pipeline leak, one utility company said. Michigan Gas Utilities said natural gas is no longer being fed into its pipeline because the transmission line that serves it was damaged. The company said it was working with the pipeline operator on a fix but it might be a while. "Due to the type of damage, service may not be fully restored f…

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

‘Major' gas leak could leave residents, restaurants without heat for days A major gas line leak was reported this afternoon in the area of Fennville and Clyde Township, according to a release issued by Saugatuck Township. According to a social media post from city officials in Fennville, approximately 5,200 customers of Michigan Gas Utilities in Saugatuck, Douglas, Saugatuck Township, Ganges Township, Clyde Township and Fennville are without nat…