18 Clearwater Residences Evacuated After Gas Line Ruptured By Construction Crew

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18 Clearwater Residences Evacuated After Gas Line Ruptured By Construction Crew

Police Lights: TFP File Photo CLEARWATER, Fla. - Clearwater Fire & Rescue and Clearwater Police are on the scene of a gas leak near Drew Stree

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Police Lights: TFP File Photo
Police Lights: TFP File Photo

CLEARWATER, Fla. – Clearwater Fire & Rescue and Clearwater Police are on the scene of a gas leak near Drew Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue.

The call came in at 2 p.m., authorities say.

Police say a construction crew ruptured a 4-inch gas line, and a total of 18 nearby residents have been evacuated from their homes as a precaution.

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No injuries have been reported.

Clearwater Gas is on the scene. All roads have been reopened.

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