Anyone associated with Sun Prairie or the surrounding community will remember where they were on Tuesday, July 10, 2018 — numerous players and coaches of the Sun Prairie Cardinals football team included. According to a report from authorities a subcontractor punctured a gas main that resulted in a leak and led to the massive explosion that wiped out several businesses, including leveling Glass Nickel Pizza and The Barr House at the intersection of Main and Bristol streets. The latter was owned by Cory Barr, a captain in the Sun Prairie Volunteer Fire Department who was killed during the evacuation, while about a dozen others (including firefighters, police and civilians) were injured. The blast destroyed and damaged several other buildings, and a month since, the area has remained cordoned off while the investigation and cleanup continues.