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‘Significant’ gas leak prompts road, business closures Monday
Photo by Brandon Hicks
Captain Steve Murray, with the “Incident Commander” vest, speaks to Elizabethton firefighters on Monday morning near the scene of a broken natural gas line at East Elk Avenue and Roan Street
Several businesses were evacuated and roads were closed Monday morning near downtown Elizabethton due to a “significant” gas line break.
Captain Steve Murray said the Elizabethton Fire Department was dispatched to the vicinity of Maupin’s Shell, located at 101 East Elk Ave., on Monday at 8:47 a.m. on the report of a gas leak. Upon arrival, firefighters discovered a mist coming from an area where crews had been working.
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