VILLAGE OF CASCADE, Wis. — An excavation crew ruptured a main natural gas line in Sheboygan County Friday afternoon, causing a significant explosion that hospitalized four people and forced evacuations in the town of Mitchell.

The explosion occurred at approximately 1:18 p.m. on Trio Lane in the town of Mitchell, located in the southwest portion of Sheboygan County. The Sheboygan County Emergency Dispatch Center received several 911 calls reporting the blast.

One member of the excavating crew was transported from the scene with unknown injuries, according to the Sheboygan County Sheriff's Office. Three additional people were also hospitalized, though their identities and conditions have not been released.

Evacuees forced from homes by explosion in Sheboygan County

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