NEW ORLEANS — The high-pressure gas leak that forced firefighters to evacuate homes in Mid-City has been shut off.
According to the New Orleans Fire Department, a construction crew working near the corner of N. Alexander Street and Bienville Street ruptured a gas line Monday morning.
Firefighters evacuated all residents living on the block as Entergy worked to shut off the gas line.
Once the line was shut off, residents were allowed to return home.
No one was injured.
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