Quarry Lake Apartments Evacuated After Gas Line Breaks

PIKESVILLE, MD — A gas leak resulted in the evacuation of a residential building in Quarry Lake Monday night, according to the Baltimore County Fire Department. The gas leak was located in an attic space, officials reported.

By 8:40 p.m., officials said residents were returning to their homes, a little less than two hours after emergency personnel had been called to investigate.

Authorities said that the building in the 3000 block of Stone Cliff Drive was evacuated after an odor of gas was reported at 6:51 p.m. on Monday, July 22.

Witnesses told WMAR-2 that they thought a lightning strike caused the break.

Gas was shut off to the building while firefighters and BGE ensured all was safe.

Nobody was injured, according to the Baltimore County Fire Department.