The ongoing investigation into a fuel leak had roads closed and business owners concerned in Archdale.
Monday night, streets and businesses reopened after crews were on the scene investigating the fuel leak for most of Monday. The area was closed off early Tuesday morning, but the barricades were removed around 8 a.m., allowing businesses to open as normal.
Business owners in the area were scared and concerned when they were forced to shut down Monday. “Losing a whole day of business, a small business we can’t take those kinds of hits,” Monica Moyer, who owns Archdale Bakery, said. Around 10 a.m. Monday, people reported smelling gasoline near the Circle K at North Main Street and NC 62. Firefighters with Guil-Rand Fire Department determined there was fuel in a storm drain that had been leaking into a small nearby creek.