GEORGETOWN, MASS. (WHDH) - Some residents had to evacuate their homes due to a gas leak in Georgetown on Friday morning.
A road construction crew hit a gas line in the area of 5 Searle St. around 7:30 a.m., according to Georgetown fire officials.
Homes in the area were evacuated out of an abundance of caution.
The gas has since been shut off and residents have been allowed back in their homes.
Tenney Street and Marlboro Road in Georgetown have been reopened, but Searle Street will remain closed while repair work is done by National Grid.
Motorists are being urged to avoid the area.
Road construction crew hit a gas line while doing work in Georgetown. Gas has been shut off, people were evacuated but will be allowed back now. @7News pic.twitter.com/fjzalz8OQG
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