Firefighters from Stuart Fire, Menlo Fire, Dexter Fire, Stuart Police and others, responded to an accident late Monday involving a tanker truck hauling propane. The vehicle overturned at around 10:50-a.m. near the Super Bowl, in Stuart. Officials say as a precaution, approximately 15 blocks in the vicinity of the incident were evacuated due to the potential loss that could result.  The Stuart Congregational Church served as a shelter for the evacuees.

The Guthrie and Adair County Emergency Management Agency and Iowa State Patrol assisted at the scene.