MT. LEBANON, Pa. — A gas leak has been capped and residents are being allowed to return home after officials evacuated several homes Tuesday.
A water company contractor hit a gas line in Mt. Lebanon.
Cedar Boulevard was closed between Mapleton and Florida avenues for the break in the 4-inch line, which is near Baywood Avenue, according to officials.
Emergency crews on the scene of a reported gas leak at Baywood & Cedar in Mt. Lebanon. #WPXI #Pittsburgh #PGH pic.twitter.com/fESNiHW5QH
— Tony Ruffolo (@WPXITonyRuffolo) November 20, 2018
Seventeen homes and small apartment buildings in the immediate area were affected, according to fire officials. Eleven people were evacuated from some of them.
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