At least five homes and a gas station in Durham were evacuated Monday after a leak from a ruptured gas line, the city’s Fire Department said.
The gas leak occurred around 10:30 a.m. on Alston Avenue, according to a news release.
The street was shut down from Liberty Street to Gilbert Street for several hours before reopening.
Division Chief David Swain said construction workers struck a gas main.
Five or six houses were evacuated, as well as the BP station on Alston Avenue, according to the release.
Dominion Energy repaired the damage.
In 2019, a gas leak on North Duke Street in downtown Durham caused an explosion that killed two people and injured 25 others, The News & Observer reported.