COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Authorities lifted an evacuation order and reopened a Northwest Side road after a major gas leak Tuesday.
NBC 4 reported with the FAST FACTS.
Columbus fire was called to the area of Billingsley Road, east of Sawmill Road, to contain a gas-main leak.
Homes within a two-block area were evacuated, and Billingsley Road was blocked off until 3:30 p.m..
The leak was reported on the 2400 block of Billingsley Road, near Dunworth Drive, sometime after 9 a.m.
Columbus fire Battalion Chief Doug Smith said it was a high-pressure gas main and it was a feeder main to most of the area homes and businesses.
The leak reportedly was caused when a construction crew hit an incorrectly marked gas main.
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