Crews in Sumrall fix gas leak around Poplar Street area
SUMRALL, Miss. (WDAM) - The gas line has been repaired and Poplar Street is reopened, according to the Sumrall Volunteer Fire Department
On Thursday, the fire department posted on its Facebook page, telling people to avoid the area behind the old Jack Aultman service station, as a gas line was cut and blowing natural gas.
A representative with the Lamar County Emergency Management Agency said that the leak was coming from an underground gas pipe outside a home on Delaware Avenue.
Both the county EMA and Sumrall VFD said Centerpoint Energy responded to the scene and was working to control the situation.
WDAM 7 will continue to update this story as more information becomes available.
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