Gas Main Break Forces Evacuation
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From Times Wire Reports
A gas main attached to a bridge crossing the Pennsylvania Turnpike ruptured, forcing the evacuation of two shopping centers and an elementary school and closing the road in both directions for several hours.
No injuries were reported. The busy toll road was closed for seven miles north of Philadelphia and reopened in time for the afternoon commute.
“In all of my years, I have never heard of a gas main break along one of our bridge abutments,” said Peco Energy Co. spokesman Michael Wood.
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