Gas line breached on US 281 at Ninth Street
Glynis Crawford Smith/The Highlander
The photo shows the area covered by fumes from a break in a six-inch gas line at US 281 and Ninth Street in Marble Falls. Traffic is being diverted while repairs that may not be complete before 6 p.m. are made. See more images of the scene on The Highlander's Facebook page: http://bit.ly/1MZW51U
By Glynis Crawford Smith
The Highlander
Traffic was diverted from US 281, north and south of Ninth Street, beginning around 4 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 27, after a Future Telcomm crew breached a six-inch gas line in front of Burger King construction.
The break was severe enough that gas could be seen bubbling up through a puddle on the street corner and the sent of the gas odorant filled the air for a block around the site.
Marble Falls Fire Marshal Tommy Crane and Fire Chief Russell Sander were on the scene as workmen and emergency personnel cordoned off the site and cleared the area for workers from ATMOS Energy to begin repairs. Officers from the Marble Falls Police Department put up barricades and began directing traffic that included large over-size equipment loads into city street detours.
Emergency notifications began to ring through on city phone lines and cell phone and email notices went out that repairs could take up to two hours.
