Crime & Safety
Propane Driver Rescued After Truck Rolls into Lakeville Pond
On Tuesday, crews responded to a propane truck on its side in Lakeville leaking propane fuel with the driver trapped inside the cab.
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On Tuesday morning at about 11:35 a.m., Lakeville fire crews and the Dakota County Special Operations Team were dispatched to a propane truck that rolled over into a holding pond on Kenrick Avenue, just south of County Road 70. Crews arrived on scene to find a propane truck on its side leaking propane fuel.
The truck driver was trapped inside the cab, which was not under water.
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The driver was extricated with minor injuries and the leak was contained. Crews are still on scene working to get the vehicle removed from the pond safely, according to a news release.
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