Major gas leak in Hondo caused by crew installing fiber optic line, police say
The leak was repaired shortly after 3 p.m.
Julie Moreno, Executive Producer/Digital Content
FILE - a gas-lit flame burns on a natural gas stove. (AP Photo/Thomas Kienzle, File) (Thomas Kienzle, AP2006)
HONDO, Texas – A major gas leak in Hondo was repaired Monday afternoon, several hours after a gas line was ruptured, according to police.
The Hondo Police Department notified citizens of the leak with a Facebook post late Monday morning. The post said that a crew installing a fiber optic line on Monday morning struck a gas line in the 1700 block of Avenue O.
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Police said the wind carried the smell to the south of US 90.
A crew from New Braunfels was dispatched to make repairs. Gas service was not available during the repairs, but no residents were asked to evacuate their homes.