ATLANTA — Crews were on scene Wednesday morning for a fire in southwest Atlanta in the Sylvan Hills neighborhood.
The Atlanta Fire Rescue crews responded to an address on Sylvan Road, where it was described as an "active incident. " Officials later posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, that they had responded to a brush fire and then discovered there was an underground fire due to a natural gas leak. That "upgraded the response to a 2-alarm for additional resources."
A statement from Southern Company, the parent company of Atlanta Gas Light, said:
The safety of our employees, customers and the public is our No. 1 value. A contractor unrelated to Atlanta Gas Light working at 2049 Sylvan Road SW in Atlanta damaged a 4-inch natural gas main. The contractor’s tractor, who was digging at the site caught fire as a result. Atlanta Gas Light crews are on the scene working with first responders to safely secure the area. Once the area is safe, Atlanta Gas Light will work to make repairs. There are no outages for customers at this time and no injuries have been reported.
After two hours of battling the fire, crews said it mostly out around 12:30 p.m. The 11Alive SkyTracker showed aerial images that appeared to indicate a vehicle or multiple vehicles had been on fire at an intersection in the area.
Some streets were closed due to the scene. By Wednesday evening, the City of Atlanta said a portion of Sylvan Road SW would remain closed while crews repair the gas line.
Traffic impacts
Sylvan Road SW from Estes Drive SW to Perkerson Road SW is closed. The Georgia Department of Transportation also closed the SR 166 exit and on ramps at Sylvan Road, city officials said.
Here's how to get around:
Sylvan Rd SW southbound
- Turn right onto Astor Ave SW westbound
- Turn left onto Arrow St SW southbound
- Turn left onto Estes Dr SW eastbound
- Turn right to return to Sylvan Rd SW southbound
Sylvan Rd SW southbound to Langford Pkwy westbound
- Turn right onto Astor Ave SW westbound
- Continue west across Lee St SW, onto Deshler St SW westbound
- Bear left onto Hardee Ave SW southbound
- Continue south onto the Langford Pkwy westbound on-ramp
Sylvan Rd SW northbound
- Turn left onto Estes Dr SW westbound
- Turn right onto Arrow St SW northbound
- Turn right onto Astor Ave SW eastbound
- Turn left to return to Sylvan Rd SW northbound
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