UPDATED: 6:23 p.m., Tuesday:
Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com
PECO crews were working Tuesday evening to repair a 2-inch gas line that was ruptured when a contractor struck it around 3:15 p.m. on Route 13 in Tullytown.
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A spokesperson for the utility said no customers were impacted.
Police said Route 13 is expected to be closed into the evening. Traffic was blocked between Levittown Parkway and Levittown Town Center.
Firefighters from Levittown Fire Company No.1 and Tullytown Fire Company responded to the scene along with borough police.
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The gas line was struck by a contractor working on the Route 13 reconstruction project.
Original Story:
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A section of Route 13 is closed, according to local officials.
The closure is in response to a gas leak between Levittown Parkway and the entrance to the Levittown Town Center on bustling Route 13.
It is estimated by officials that the leak occurred around 3:15 p.m. Tuesday afternoon in Tullytown.
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Fire companies have responded to the scene.
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