Gas Leak Closed East Lake Drive Yesterday

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If you were traveling East Lake Drive around lunch time yesterday, you may have found the road closed around the East Lake MARTA Station.  David sent in this photo of Decatur Fire along the closed strip.  Decatur Fire’s Stephanie Burton provided us with the details of the incident…

On Monday, April 21, 2014 at 11:51am Decatur Fire Department responded to 222 E. Lake Dr. in reference to a gas leak.  Upon arrival, Decatur Fire found DeKalb County Water Shed working in the area.  A crew struck a residential service line.  The area was closed for approximately 2hrs to allow Georgia Natural Gas to shut down and repair the leak.  No one was evacuated.  The only location affected by the leak was 222 E. Lake Dr.