Gas leak forces 30 people in Leawood to leave their homes

FBI.GOV. SO, NEWSCHOPPER 9 JOHNNY ROWLANDS IS JUST CATCHING SOME BREAKING NEWS FROM LEAWOOD. THERE'S A GAS LINE BREAK AT 113TH AND ROE. WE KNOW THAT 30 HOUSES HAVE BEEN EVACUATED AND THE ROADS IN THAT AREA ARE CLOSED. YES, IT'S GOING TO BE DIRECTLY EAST OF ROE ON 113TH STREET. THEY'RE digging up THE PAVEMENT RIGHT HERE. ASPHALT, I THINK, BECAUSE THEY'RE TRYING TO FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING ON HERE. WE THINK THE GAS IS NO LONGER FLOWING. HOWEVER, THEY HAVE EVACUATED THOSE 30 HOUSES WITHIN ABOUT A 300 FEET RADIUS OF THIS AREA BECAUSE OF GAS IN THE SEWER LINES. SO THEY ARE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF EXPLOSION. THERE. AND AGAIN, THAT'S WHY THEY HAVE EVACUATED 30 HOUSES. LOTS OF POLICE DOWN HERE, LOTS OF FIRE EQUIPMENT, AND ONLY THIS ONE TEAM TALKING ABOUT THIS, THIS GAS LINE RIGHT NOW. NO WORDS ON WHEN THEY'RE GOING TO OPEN THE STREETS AROUND HERE AGAIN. THE ROE IS FLOWING FINE NOW, BUT 103RD STREET IS CLOSED AS YOU CAN SEE. AND ALSO WHEN THEY ARE GOING TO LET THE FAMILIES IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD RETURN HOME. SO AGAIN, 30 FAMILIES ARE OUT OF THEIR HOMES RIGHT NOW, 113TH AND ROWE. BECAUSE OF THIS ACCIDENT WHEN THEY WERE DIGGING IN THE STREET

Gas leak forces 30 homes in Leawood, Kansas to evacuate

Updated: 5:38 PM CDT September 11, 2024

A gas leak in Leawood, Kansas, forced residents of 30 homes to evacuate after a construction worker accidentally touched a gas line. The incident occurred at the corner of West 113th Terrace and Granada Lane and required a rapid response from emergency responders. Leawood Fire Department officials evacuated everyone within 300 feet of the leak while crews work to fix the problem.

LEAWOOD, Kansas —

A gas leak in Leawood, Kansas, forced residents of 30 homes to evacuate after a construction worker accidentally touched a gas line.

The incident occurred at the corner of West 113th Terrace and Granada Lane and required rapid response by emergency responders.

Leawood Fire Department officials have evacuated everyone within 300 feet of the leak while crews work to fix the problem.