A gas leak caused Sand Lake Road to close Tuesday morning between Mandarin Drive and Kingspointe Parkway, Orange County Fire Rescue said.
The roadway has since reopened.
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TECO was called in and had trouble capping the leak, authorities said.
“The leak was reported at 4 a.m. A construction company in the area damaged our line, which was four inches in diameter and made of steel,” a TECO representative said. “The leak was made safe at 7:40 a.m. Permanent repairs are being made at this time. ”
Traffic began moving at about 8:15 a.m.
No injuries were reported.
TRAFFIC ALERT: Sand Lake Road is CLOSED for a Hazmat situation according to @OCFireRescue. Sand Lake is closed between Mandarin Dr and Kingspointe Pkwy. AVOID: Use Oak Ridge Rd or Universal Blvd to Destination Pkwy. pic.twitter.com/YYzZRJNrrC
— Racquel Asa (@RAsaWFTV) May 22, 2018
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