Officials from SRC Energy were on site of an oil and gas well in west Greeley on Friday after an equipment failure on a gas compressor and resulting gas leak forced the evacuation of District 6 Stadium during a football game Thursday night.
Just after 8:15 p.m., Greeley Fire Department firefighters were called to the site, southeast of 5011 F St. in Greeley. Greeley Fire Chief Dale Lyman said residents in the area and some in attendance at the game heard a loud noise and called 911. He said there were several calls about it.
First arriving crews heard the loud sounds associated with a high pressure gas leak. As they investigated, they discovered the leaking high-pressure line, according to a news release from the Greeley Fire Department.
As a precaution, the stadium was evacuated during a game between the Greeley West Spartans and Longmont Trojans. Lyman said District 6 stadium officials did an excellent job of quickly evacuating the stadium, once the firefighters made the request.
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