Crime & Safety
Gas Leak on PIB Brought Under Control
Traffic on Peachtree Industrial Boulevard was stopped, and about 15 businesses were evacuated.
The Gwinnett Fire Department reported that Atlanta Gas Light brought a gas leak outside 2870 Peachtree Industrial Blvd. in Duluth under control at 1:18 p.m. Monday (April 8).
Fire equipment was dispatched to the scene about 11:16 a.m., Capt. Tommy Rutledge reported in a news release.
Northbound and southbound lanes of PIB, which were closed to traffic, were reopened, and merchants were allowed back into their businesses in the strip shopping center near the gas leak. The leak was also located near Duluth Package Store. About 15 businesses were evacuated. No injuries were reported.
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The leak was caused by a construction crew that hit a 2-inch gas line while boring in the area, Rutledge said.
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