A gas main fire has forced a road closure near the Garden State Parkway in Atlantic County. (WPVI)
Thursday, August 11, 2016 05:36PM
EGG HARBOR TWP., N.J. (WPVI) -- A gas main fire has forced a road closure near the Garden State Parkway in Atlantic County.
At approximately 1:45 p.m. Thursday, South Jersey Gas received a call regarding a fire on Ocean Heights Avenue.
Crews work to contain a gas main fire in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey on August 11, 2016.
The caller said a live electric wire came in contact with a guard rail.
Officials say the electric current apparently went through the guard rail and traveled to a nearby 8" gas main, causing it to ignite.
South Jersey Gas crews are on site.
No South Jersey Gas customers are affected at this time.
As a precaution, one nearby building was evacuated.
No injuries have reported.