Two homes in Frisco have been evacuated Monday due to two small gas leaks in the Preston Vineyards neighborhood.
Firefighters said a construction crew working to install fiber optic lines hit the two-inch gas line on the 10000 block of Preston Vineyards Drive at about noon Monday. Just before 2 p.m., the crew hit another line on the 10000 block of Burgundy Drive.
In both cases, firefighters arrived within minutes.
City officials said the homes on the 10000 block of Concord Drive were evacuated as a precaution.
"Atmos utility crews are on-site and estimate it could take at least an hour to stop the leak on Burgundy; utility crews add, it could be several hours before gas is ‘shut off’ to the Preston Vineyard line break, adding it may be 6 p.m. before line repairs can begin," city officials said in a news release Monday afternoon.
Atmos crews are on-site, working to stop the gas leaks without interrupting service to the entire neighborhood, city officials said. Meanwhile, Frisco firefighters are monitoring gas levels inside nearby homes and throughout the neighborhood.
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