An accidental gas line cut in a McKinney subdivision shut down Lake Forest Drive on Thursday morning and early afternoon.
McKinney Fire Battalion Chief Kyle Easley said the cut to the line happened while contractors for AT&T were digging in the neighborhood.
"Initially, when you hear 'gas line cut,' you respond heavily and prepared," he said. "By the time people get home this evening, they probably won't even know that it happened."
"When we smelled gas, I called 911," said Cori Paelke, who lives nearby. "Obviously, there's a very strong odor of gas at my house. I don't know how it would have traveled so far, but I'm very worried."
Easley said one man from the contractor crew was taken to Baylor Hospital in McKinney for minor injuries.
He is expected to make a full recovery.
Atmos Energy crews were among the first on scene containing the leak.
