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Gas Leak Closes Part Of Langhorne-Newtown Road

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Tom Sofield
Langhorne-Newtown Road closed late Wednesday morning.
Credit: Patrick Spiro

A busy section of Langhorne-Newtown Road (Route 413) was shut down Wednesday morning after a contractor struck a gas line in Middletown Township.

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Crews from the Langhorne-Middletown Fire Company and the Middletown Township Department of Fire and Emergency Services responded to the scene across from the George School around 11 a.m.

Due the dangers associated with gas leaks, the Middletown Township Police Department and fire police closed Route 413 between the Newtown Bypass and Tollgate Road.

Credit: Patrick Spiro

The thoroughfare remained closed as of 1:15 p.m., according to reports from readers.

PECO crews were seen in the vicinity working to address the leak.

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Hours before the line was struck, workers had been performing underground utility work in the immediate area.

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Tom Sofield

Tom Sofield

Tom Sofield has covered news in Bucks County for 16 years for both newspaper and online publications. Tom’s reporting has appeared locally, nationally, and internationally across several mediums. He is proud to report on news in the county where he lives and to have created a reliable publication that the community deserves.