SAVANNAH, GA (WTOC) -
About 20 homes were evacuated Wednesday afternoon due to a gas leak.
Construction crews working around Ferguson Avenue, Lehigh and Shipyard Road hit a gas line.
Southside Fire Asst. Chief Hugh Futtrell said it happened at about 3:24 p.m. at 244 Shipyard Road. The road has been closed for weeks for drainage installation work.
Someone was working with a backhoe when they hit a major gas line. The area reopened around 9:10 p.m.
Savannah-Chatham Metro Police evacuated a 500-foot area around the leak. Southside EMS made one medical evacuation for a resident there who recently had surgery.
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