Pleasant Hill Road Eastbound Reopened

Emergency crews from Atlanta Gas Light stopped a natural gas leak at Pleasant Hill Road and Satellite Boulevard that had closed the eastbound lanes of Pleasant Hill Road about 12:40 p.m. Thursday, according to Gwinnett Fire Capt. Tommy Rutledge. The closed lanes were reopened at 1:03 p.m.

Gwinnett firefighters responded to a 11:07 a.m. report of a natural gas leak at the location and found a gas meter behind a strip shopping center that was damaged after being struck by a delivery truck, Rutledge reported. The meter was broken at the ground, and gas vapors escaped from a one-inch service line that was attached, he said.

Firefighters evacuated six businesses, approximately 25 people, in the shopping center until the leak was under control, Rutledge said. Fire crews monitored natural gas readings in the immediate area and deployed hoselines on the ground as a precaution, he said

The eastbound traffic lanes on Pleasant Hill Road were closed as a precaution to prevent any possible ignition source for the escaping gas, Rutledge explained. The westbound lanes remained open, but traffic was slowed as it moved through. There were no injuries reported, he said.