4th Street Open After Gas Leak

COLUMBUS, Ohio—Authorities reopened downtown streets and all area parking lots after a construction accident and a resulting gas leak.

NBC 4 reported with the FAST FACTS.

Authorities closed a portion of eastbound Town and State streets between South 3rd and South 4th streets in Downtown shortly after 3 p.m. Tuesday.

The leak was contained shortly before 5:30 p.m.

Town and State streets were reopened to traffic at about 5:30 p.m., and people were allowed to enter nearby parking lots.

The closings were due to a construction accident.

A private contractor doing work for American Electric Power hit a two-inch high-pressure gas line.

The actual gas leak was on South 4th Street.

Columbus fire and Columbus police departments, Columbia Gas and two AEP crews were called to the scene.

Smaller businesses and parking lots were shut down or evacuated for safety purposes.

Traffic on South 4th Street, south of Town, was rerouted to Rich Street.  All roads were open Tuesday just before 11 p.m.

NBC 4 originally reported the gas leak was a result of a motor-vehicle crash. An on-scene photojournalist corrected that report.

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