Gas Line Rupture at Woodland Glen Construction Site Patched

LEXINGTON, Ky. (July 30, 2015) — Columbia Gas has patched the gas line rupture at the Woodland Glen V residence hall construction site and traffic and pedestrians are being allowed to enter the area now.  Students and staff who had been evacuated from Woodland Glen I-III, Smith Hall and Ingels Hall  are allowed to re-enter the buildings. Lexington Fire units have left the area.  Columbia Gas will stay on the scene making permanent repairs to the line.  The area is now open to motor and pedestrian traffic.

Around 200 students and residence hall staff members were evacuated as well as construction crews while Columbia Gas worked to stop the leak.

The gas line was ruptured during construction at the Woodland Glen V site a little before 8 a.m. today and the area was reopened around 9:30 a.m.