Baytown road closed after construction gas leak
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A road in Baytown was closed after a gas line was hit during construction work, causing a leak.
Garth Rd. was shut down from Archer Rd. to Santavy St. at around 1 p.m. Saturday afternoon. CenterPoint has been notified of the leak and was called to resolve the situation.
The leak was announced on the Baytown Fire Department’s Facebook page:
Baytown FD said the situation would be updated when more information was available, but no updates are available at this time.
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