Gas leak forces evacuations in Clearwater

CLEARWATER, Fla. - Clearwater Fire & Rescue and Clearwater Police are on scene of a gas leak Thursday afternoon.

Officials say a construction crew ruptured a gas line near Drew Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue. 

A total of 18 nearby residents have been evacuated from homes as a precaution. 

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No injuries have been reported. 

Clearwater Gas is on scene. 

Motorists are asked to avoid the area.

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