Shopping center briefly evacuated for natural-gas leak
A natural-gas leak has forced authorities to evacuate part of a shopping center in north Raleigh, emergency dispatch officials confirmed.
Posted — UpdatedA woman in Saboy Restaurant smelled smoke and called the fire department to the shopping center, at 7713 Lead Mine Road. Four fire trucks and a couple hazardous-materials units arrived at the scene shortly after noon.
The shopping center was briefly evacuated as a precaution while crews assessed the situation.
Crews turned off the main gas line and told customers and employees it was safe to re-enter. Business was back to normal at the shopping center in around an hour.
PSNC crews stayed to repair the line.
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