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Donelson Gas Line Rupture Forces Evacuation
A construction company hit a gas line at Donelson Pike and Emery Saturday, forcing the evacuation of dozens.
DONELSON, TN — More than two dozen homes were evacuated for much of Saturday after a construction crew struck and ruptured a gas line in Donelson.
The rupture at Emery Drive and Donelson Pike was reported shortly after 10 a.m. Police evacuated 25 to 30 homes in a three- to- four-block radius while Piedmont Natural Gas repaired the line. (For more updates on this story and free news alerts for your neighborhood, sign up for your local Middle Tennessee Patch morning newsletter.)
Repairs took more than six hours, though by 4:30 p.m. the evacuees were permitted to return.
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