Wednesday March, 4 2026 @ 11:45

Nature: Gas Leak

Location: Walgreens (80)

26191 John J Williams Hwy Millsboro, DE 19966

On+ Wednesday morning, March 4th, the Indian River Volunteer Fire Company was alerted for a gas leak incident at the Walgreens off John J. Williams Highway.  It was reported to be possibly be an inground propane tank leaking.

Emergency response units from Indian River included Tanker 80 from the Oak Orchard facility and Engine 80 from the Long Neck facility as well as the Delaware State Fire Police.

Emergency response crew assignments included incident evaluation and identified of potential area of concern.  The was not an odor of propane in the area.

It appears that the large underground propane had encountered some type of issue causing a gas leak issue.  The tank was shutoff and it was determined that the gauge was broken.  The utility service provider recommended contacting the fire company.  The proper utility service provider was notified of the incident.

All emergency response apparatus was authorized to return to their respective quarters.