News

Actions

Gas leak on Palm Beach causes evacuations, road closures

A construction company cut a six-inch gas line
Gas leak causes evacuations, road closures
Posted
and last updated

A gas leak in downtown Palm Beach caused several road closures Monday afternoon.

A construction company cut a six-inch gas line at South County Rd and Brazilian Ct around 2:00 p.m., according to Palm Beach County Fire.

Traffic at Royal Palm and Brazilian at South County Rd is being re-routed for several hours.

Some businesses in the area have been evacuated because of the gas leak.

The gas company was working to repair the line.

 

Sign up for our Morning E-mail Newsletter to receive the latest headlines in your inbox.