Gas leak forces evacuations in Clearwater
CLEARWATER, Fla. - Clearwater Fire & Rescue and Clearwater Police are on scene of a gas leak Thursday afternoon.
Officials say a construction crew ruptured a gas line near Drew Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue.
A total of 18 nearby residents have been evacuated from homes as a precaution.
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No injuries have been reported.
Clearwater Gas is on scene.
Motorists are asked to avoid the area.
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