Hartford Police Lt. Vail reports to Woodstock Early Bird that some 200 propane and heating fuel tanks released from the area of West Woodstock today by the flooding Ottauquechee River have now gotten stuck and piled up in Quechee Gorge.
As a result of propane leaks into the air and for public safety, the area around Quechee Gorge was shut down and evacuations ordered.
Vail said they will do the best they can to mitigate any danger from the situation, but right now the tanks are stuck as the flood waters continue to rage through the small area often referred to as Vermont’s “Little Grand Canyon”.
Lt. Vail also reports the Quechee Bridge in Quechee Village is still partially standing although the entire road and about a third of the bridge on the Quechee Village side has been washed away. The real estate emporium building has also been washed away and the Simon Pearce glass-blowing, restaurant and store has been severely flooded and compromised.
Julia Carlisle
Woodstock Early Bird 