ruptureD Gas pipeline Leak Closes Several East
Columbus, OH Intersections
Posted: Dec 22, 2014 5:43 PM EST Updated: Dec 23, 2014 11:19 AM
EST
By: Andy Long
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Several east Columbus intersections were
closed Monday and into Tuesday due to a gas leak.
According to Columbus firefighters, the leak was reported
shortly before 3:30 p.m. Monday near the intersection of Cassady Avenue and
East 5th Avenue.
A 12-inch line was ruptured by a gas company contractor,
according to firefighters.
Most residents in the area were asked to shelter in place.
Thirteen families evacuated their homes, and the American Red Cross sheltered
them at the Jeffrey Mansion in Bexley.
North Cassady Avenue, North Dawson Avenue, and Northview Avenue
were closed between East 5th Avenue and the railroad tracks.
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Gas Leak from a ruptured gas pipeline at a
construction site Contained In Belmont Neighborhood in Charlottesville,
Virginia
A gas leak in the Belmont neighborhood Tuesday morning. It
happened at a construction site in the 800-block of Rives Street where both a
natural gas line and a water line were struck.
It was contained shortly before noon. City Fire Battalion Chief
Rich Jones says several residents were evacuated from homes on Rives and
Hampton Streets.