Gas leak repaired after prompting evacuations in Buckhead neighborhood

Buckhead residents were forced to evacuate their homes Wednesday afternoon after a contractor drilled into a gas line on Lindbergh Drive.

“A fiber contractor boring for a project unrelated to Atlanta Gas Light damaged a 6-inch natural gas main near the 100 block of Lindbergh Drive,” Atlanta Gas Light spokeswoman Mekka Parish told AJC.com about 5 p.m. “However, Atlanta Gas Light crews are now on the scene working with first responders to safely make repairs.”