Pipeline break releases natural gas liquids, prompts evacuations in Iron County

SAXON, Wis. (Northern News Now) - Multiple homes were evacuated Tuesday afternoon in Iron County after a break in Enbridge’s Line 5 pipeline.

According to officials at Enbridge, a parked, unoccupied semi-truck rolled into an open excavation site on a Line 5 valve project in rural northern Iron County, Wisconsin, striking a pipe and releasing natural gas liquids, or NGLs.

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Line 5 down… You don’t say...this is more than a little bizarre. As Doug Ford ‘talks tough’ towards Donald Trump, Enbridge Line 5 just went down in Wisconsin. The optics are terrible. Line 5 primarily feeds refineries and propane markets in Michigan, Ohio, Ontario, Quebec, and western Pennsylvania.

BREAKING: Enbridge confirms a semi has rolled into an open excavation site on a Line 5 pipeline valve project near Saxon, Wisconsin. It struck the pipe, releasing natural gas. No injuries. Nearby homes are being evacuated. Emergency response crews are on site.

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— Dan Wolfe (@DanWolfeKBJR) August 25, 2026