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12 homes in Norcross evacuated for gas leak, emergency agency says

The gas leak occurred on Buford Highway.
Credit: WXIA

NORCROSS, Ga. — A gas leak on Buford Highway evacuated 12 homes and one business on Tuesday, Gwinnett County Fire and Emergency Services said.

The agency wrote on Twitter that leak had affected homes between Britt Avenue and S. Cemetery Street in Norcross.

Construction works struck a 3-4 inch gas line, the agency said.

In an update, the emergency service said Atlanta Gas & Light had secured the leak and that residents could return to their homes.

The business, Savannah Kilpatrick Wedding Planning, was allowed to re-open.

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