Crime & Safety
Traffic Alert: Gas Line Rupture Prompts Evacuations
Montgomery County authorities still have some streets blocked off along Montgomery Lane and Hampden Lane.
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Construction crews working along Montgomery Lane near the Bethesda Metro hit a gas line Tuesday afternoon, prompting street closure and evacuations, authorities said.
Pete Piringer, spokesman for Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services, said a two-inch high-pressure gas line was broken. Gas company workers were on the scene to make repairs.
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About 30 people were evacuated and relocated to the Bethesda Library, reports WUSA TV. Some residents sheltered in their homes until they were given the OK to return home just before 4 p.m., reports BethesdaNow.
The break happened in the 4800 block of Montgomery Lane at the site of a five-floor, four-unit luxury condo project, the website reports.
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Piringer tweeted about 3:30 p.m. that drivers should avoid the area around Hampden Lane.
PHOTOS: By Pete Piringer/MCFRS
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