Tampa Hazardous Materials Team Responds to Punctured Gas Line

Tampa FL

14 September, 2021

1:40 PM

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TAMPA, FL — For the second day in a row, the Tampa Fire Rescue's hazardous incidents team has been called out to avert a catastrophe. At 6:22 a.m. Tuesday, the team responded to a punctured buried gas line in the 3000 block of South Dale Mabry Highway. The puncture was caused by a fence installation crew that unintentionally damaged the line. The problem was remedied with no one sustaining any injuries. On Tuesday, a gas leak at a Hyde Park business forced the evacuation of a shopping plaza. See related story: Gas Leak Forces Evacuation Of Businesses; 4 Taken To Hospital