Crime & Safety
Gas Leak Evacuates Apartments, Business in Midtown
Crew working to repair gas line, with part of Ponce de Leon Avenue closed for beginning of Tuesday afternoon commute.
ATLANTA, GA — A Midtown apartment complex and business have been evacuated due to a reported gas leak.
Ponce de Leon Avenue has also been closed, according to WSB, between Argonne and Myrtle avenues. The road closures will impact the afternoon commute.
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The severed line was a two inch pipe, according to an 11Alive report. Atlanta Gas Lights crews are working to cut off the gas and repair the line.
BREAKING:Ponce De Leon Ave at Penn Ave is closed while repairs are made to a broken gas line. Evacuations of bldgs in progress. pic.twitter.com/KScV9s2uYc
— SKYFOX Traffic (@SKYFOXTraffic) September 27, 2016
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