
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: WEDNESDAY, January 4, 1995                   TAG: 9501040114
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: C-2   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: LISA APPLEGATE
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Short

GAS LINE BROKEN IN CAR CRASH

Police blocked a section of Williamson Road on Tuesday night for almost an hour after a car struck and severed a gas line.

The car, which was traveling south on Williamson, was hit by a northbound car turning left onto Clarendon Avenue, Roanoke Officer J.F. Owens said. The southbound car then ran into the corner of the Forbes Plumbing and Heating building, breaking the gas line.

No one was seriously injured in the accident. Residents in the nearby Clarendon Court apartments stood outside for almost an hour while the gas was turned off and apartments checked for gas levels.

by CNB