Gas leak in SE Atlanta prompts evacuation, road closure

A home in southeast Atlanta was evacuated Tuesday night following a natural gas leak, authorities said.

The Atlanta Fire Rescue Department said the evacuation got underway shortly before 7 p.m. at a residence in the 800 block of Kirkwood Avenue.

Firefighters arrived and found that construction crews on scene had struck a half inch service line, a department spokesperson said.

Officials evacuated the home and blocked off a short stretch of Kirkwood Avenue between Selman Street and Chester Avenue.

It was not immediately clear if anyone suffered any injuries or how many residents had to be evacuated. Fire department officials did not say what may have caused the gas leak.