Evacuations lifted after gas line rupture
UPDATE 12:45 p.m. Preston City Chief Mike Peterson reports the evacuations have been lifted.
He said a small trackhoe was doing some landscaping in a yard at 262 S 100 E in Preston and hit a gas line.
Originally police thought it could be worse because they thought he might have hit a high-pressure gas line, and so they called for an evacuation of homes in a two block radius as a precaution.
Officials then discovered it was just a single, low-pressure line that was just a 1 1/2″ pipeline that was affecting one home, and evacuations were lifted.
Peterson said crews had it pinched off and under control within 30 minutes. They are just working on cleaning it all up.
Preston High school is nearby, and the school was notified as a precaution but was not ever evacuated.
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ORIGINAL: The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office’s reports an evacuation is in place for a two block radius around a gas line break at 100 East 250 S.
The sheriff’s office reports the gas line rupture occurred in the vicinity of 250 south 100 east in Preston.
Police ask you evacuate your home to a safe area.
Local News 8 and KIDK Eyewitness News 3 will update the story when it is safe to return to your homes.
