Some Hillsborough residents were temporarily evacuated from their homes as a precaution while a ruptured gas line is repaired.
The homes affected are on Market House Way which is located off U.S. 70 and east of North Churton Street. The Hillsborough town release said traffic along U.S. 70 is not affected.
The town said a crew installing fiber optic cable hit a gas line which caused it to leak into a storm sewer pipe. Representatives of Dominion Energy are on site waiting a repair crew.
There are no further updates at this time.
Photo via Hillsborough Police Department.
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