Napoleon, Ind.— UPDATE — At 10 p.m. U.S. 421 was opened and residents were allowed to return to their homes. The Indiana Department of Environmental Management does not know how large the gasoline leak was and expects cleanup operations to continue Friday.
A press release from Ripley County EMA says drinking water in the town is not affected.
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At 6:53 emergency crews responded to a gasoline spill at the Youngman’s Marathon on U.S. 421 causing the evacuation of nearby homes. The evacuation was ordered after Napoleon Volunteer Fire Department fire chief Ron Reynolds determined an unknown amount of gasoline leaked into a creek or the Napoleon sewer system.
The drinking water supply in the town is not affected.
The Indiana Department of Environmental Management and Ripley County EMA assisted with the clean up.
As of 9:50 p.m. Thursday residents were still under the evacuation order.
