Construction crews using a backhoe cut a gas line behind the new Casey’s being constructed on East Main in Knoxville shortly after 8AM today.
Knoxville Fire Chief Jim Mitchell tells KNIA/KRLS News that the construction crew cut an approximately 2 inch line. Alliant Energy, Knoxville Fire and Rescue, and the Knoxville Police Department were on scene quickly, and no one was evacuated from the neighborhood. Traffic on Marion was blocked, but Main was not affected.