THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Wednesday, March 27, 1996 TAG: 9603270504
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B7 EDITION: FINAL
TYPE: BRIEFS
DATELINE: VIRGINIA BEACH LENGTH: Short : 23 lines
A severed natural gas line prompted the evacuation of shoppers and workers at the Providence Square Shopping Center Tuesday afternoon, a fire department spokesman said.
The accident occurred about 2:30 p.m. in the 5200 block of Providence Road behind the Yukon Steak Co., said Battalion Chief Mike Wade. The leak was caused when workers accidentally cut the two-inch line. About a fourth of the people at the shopping center were evacuated for a short time, he said.
Crews from Virginia Natural Gas repaired the line a short time later, Wade said. by CNB