Madison County Sheriff's Deputies assisted with the evacuation efforts and traffic control at the propane fire at the Protient plant in Norfolk today. The incident involved a 30,000 gallon propane tank which had caught fire.

Deputies were called to the area shorlty at 7:30am on December 10, 2009 and were dispatched to various locations in and around Norfolk. Deputies were also directly involved in the decision-making process at the incident command post.

The Norfolk Fire Department did an excellent job of managing and ultimately controlling the situation without injury and with minimal property damage.