Police: Gas leak near N.C. State forces evacuations, detour

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Wednesday, September 14, 2016
Work crews hit gas line on Hillsborough Street in Raleigh
Work crews hit gas line on Hillsborough Street, near NC State's campus in Raleigh

Emergency crews worked to repair a gas leak on Hillsborough Street in Raleigh Wednesday afternoon.

Raleigh police said N.C. State Public Safety officials handled evacuations of nearby buildings. No injuries were reported.

Police said crews were sent to the leak near Rosemary Street just before 11 a.m.

The Raleigh Fire Department and other crews worked for hours to contain the leak.

Hillsborough Street was closed from Dixie Trail to Henderson Street for several hours.

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