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Natural gas leak sends foul odor into east Orange County neighborhood for hours

ALAFAYA, Fla. — A natural gas leak in an east Orange County neighborhood put a foul odor in the air for hours Monday night.

Orange County firefighters, as well as officials with TECO Peoples Gas, responded to the gas leak near the intersection of Golfway Boulevard and Rockafellow Way, southeast of Alafaya, around 6 p.m.

No homes were evacuated, but the gas leak was under a sidewalk near the intersection, officials said.

The smell of natural gas permeated the neighborhood near the Eastwood Golf Club for several hours.

One person who was near the leak complained about feeling sick and taken to a nearby hospital, firefighters said.

Fire rescue officials said repairs on the leak are expected to take most of the night.