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Gas line accident prompts evacuation

Capital Gazette Communications
Published 05/05/08

A gas leak at the Annapolis Towne Centre at Parole forced the evacuation about 600 people this morning and prompted officials to close down several surrounding roads.

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At 9:17 a.m. county firefighters received a call that a gas line - 3 to 4 inches in diameter - was struck during construction work at 1910 Annapolis Towne Centre Drive.

The gas line was nicked while crews were chopping-up the cement pad that had been used to stabilize the crane involved in a fatal accident last week, said Lt. Frank Fennell, a county Fire Department spokesman. Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. workers had the gas line shut off by 11 a.m., though officials...

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Great reporting! - 2008-05-06 11:16:53

Thanks for reporting this timely. You have saved me many times from driving into traffic and this is just another example. Thanks! Good luck to all on the site.

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