CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Suffolk emergency teams capped a gas leak on College Drive and reopened the nearby Walmart that was evacuated Tuesday morning.
Firefighters said they were able to secure the gas meter main by 11:26 a.m. This happened after a car hit a major gas line at a Walmart Supercenter and ruptured it.
Suffolk Fire and Rescue as well as police, were sent to the 6200 block of College Drive where the Walmart is located just before 10:45 a.m. when the incident occurred.
Columbia Natural Gas crews are also at the scene. The store and the parking lot were evacuated.
Authorities said there were no injuries reported from the incident.
Police are still at the scene and rerouting traffic around the affected area.