April 27, 2017 - 4:27 PM
GROSSE POINTE WOODS, Mich. - The Latest on natural gas leak in suburban Detroit (all times local):
7:23 p.m.
Authorities have allowed people to return to their homes and business in suburban Detroit after a natural gas leak led to evacuations.
Grosse Pointe Woods Public Safety Director John Kosanke says a DTE subcontractor was digging up concrete and hit a natural gas line on Thursday morning. That forced people in homes and businesses within a four-block radius out of the area.
WWJ-AM reports people were allowed back in shortly after 5 p.m.
No injuries have been reported.
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11:23 a.m.
A natural gas leak in suburban Detroit has prompted authorities to evacuate surrounding homes and businesses.
The city of Grosse Pointe Woods says a subcontractor for a utility was
People are being urged to avoid the area and officials say it could take a few hours to deal with the leak.
News from © The Associated Press, 2017