Aurora police respond to gas leak near Montgomery Road and Mair Drive

ByABC 7 Chicago Digital Team WLS logo
Friday, September 17, 2021
Gas leak prompts road closures in Aurora
An Aurora gas leak has prompted several road closures around Montgomery Road and Mair Drive.

AURORA, Ill. (WLS) -- Aurora police have shut down several roads after a vehicle struck a gas line Friday morning.

Police said the area around Montgomery Road and Mair Drive has been shut down after a vehicle struck the gas line.

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Due to the gas leak, some residents at the Alden of Waterford retirement community where relocated to different parts of the building as a precaution, but were not evacuated, an administrator for Alden of Waterford said. Officials said all safety concerns have been lifted.

Numerous roads in the area were shut down. At about 10:45 a.m., police said the gas was shut off and roads were reopening.

Further details were not immediately available.