FOUNTAIN, Colo. (KOAA) — A neighborhood was ordered to shelter-in-place, and five homes were evacuated after a contractor hit a gas line in Fountain Monday night. The order was lifted at about 12:45 a.m. on Tuesday.
The Fountain Fire Department tells News5 a contractor was doing some fiber work when they nicked a gas main.
"We are pleased to inform you that the evacuation and shelter-in-place order has been officially lifted," a post by the Fountain Fire Department on social media at about 1 a.m. on Tuesday reads. "The gas leak has been successfully stopped, and all affected residents are now cleared to return to their homes."
Some homes along Hayloft Lane still didn't have utilities available for several hours after the shelter-in-place order was lifted as crews worked to repair the affected line.
People living within a half-mile radius of the 800 block of Hayloft Drive, which is located near Fountain-Fort Carson High School, were ordered to shelter-in-place.
Five homes in the immediate area of the leak were evacuated as a precaution.
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