Updated at 3:55 p.m. — Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services evacuated nearby buildings and shut down a major downtown Bethesda intersection after finding a severed high-pressure gas line at a construction site.
Firefighters were called to a five-floor, four-unit luxury condo project at 4825 Montgomery Lane a little before 2 p.m. for the report of the broken line.
Accoridng to MCFRS spokesperson Pete Piringer, a 3-inch high-pressure gas line was severed. A Hazmat team and firefighters cordoned off the area, near the Bethesda Metro station.
Firefighters evacuated buildings nearby, including along Montgomery Lane, West Lane and Arlington Road. About 40 people have been evacuated and were waiting in the Bethesda Library until they were given the all-clear to return just before 4 p.m.
Montgomery Lane and parts of Arlington Road and Woodmont Avenue near the incident have been blocked off. No injuries or illnesses have been reported.
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