A dozen homes were evacuated after a gas leak caused a massive fire in the middle of a Massachusetts street.
that no utility crews were working in the area at the time the fire started, but firefighters found a downed power line which they think may have ignited the leaking gas from a 6-inch underground main.
Firefighters kept the flame going to prevent the gas from pooling in the area and causing a bigger explosion, Simpson said.Captain Craig Robinson walks by Puddlewharf Lane while making sure the gas line fire near 326 Plain Street on Rt. 139 in Marshfield, Mass. is contained, May 29, 2021.By 7:02 p.m., the authorities said crews were able to isolate the gas line and shut it down, and the fire was put out. Three dozen homes were left without gas, according to the Marshfield police.
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