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UPDATE: Orange Avenue reopens following gas leak

A segment of the road between 19th Street and 25th Street was closed as authorities responded to a gas leak.

  • By David Conway
  • | 11:03 a.m. August 9, 2019
The Sarasota Police Department is waiting for officials to fix the gas leak.
The Sarasota Police Department is waiting for officials to fix the gas leak.
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UPDATE: The road reopened as of 12:16 p.m., the Sarasota Police Department announced.

Previously: Orange Avenue is closed between 19th Street and 25th Street following a gas leak in the area, the Sarasota Police Department announced.

At 11:22 a.m., the department said it was waiting for TECO Peoples Gas to arrive and address the leak.

The department instructed drivers to find an alternate route until the road reopens.

 

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