No injuries after gas line rupture in Seattle's Fremont neighborhood
Fremont gas leak prompts evacuations and road closures
Police and fire crews have contained a ruptured gas line in Seattle's Fremont neighborhood.
SEATTLE - Police and fire crews have contained a ruptured gas line in Seattle's Fremont neighborhood.
What we know:
The Seattle Fire Department confirmed that a two-inch gas line was ruptured near Phinney Ave N and N 36th St, near the 7-Eleven.
Puget Sound Energy is currently on-scene and has taken over the investigation from fire officials. They reported that no one was injured.
Officials blocked N 36th St between Dayton Ave N and Greenwood Ave N, and evacuated all nearby buildings while they worked to seal the leak.
"The worst case scenario is either an explosion or a large-scale fire," said Seattle Fire Department spokesperson, David Cuerpo.
Due to those concerns, business owners and employees were forced to shut down early and move from the area.
"Are they worried about an explosion? Because that’s what it kind of felt like. If you have to evacuate somewhere, and you have to go to a certain spot, a range," said Cory Fillingim.
Fillingim tells FOX 13 Seattle he had to cancel orders at the restaurant where he works, and temporarily close its doors to get to safety.
SFD said they evacuated a three-block radius around where the ruptured gas line was leaking. Officials also closed the road for several hours during the incident.
Around 12:30 p.m., SFD said the leak had been contained.
SFD said they are still investigating what caused the leak.
The Source: Information in this story comes from the Seattle Fire Department and the Seattle Department of Transportation.
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