SALT LAKE CITY — A gas leak in downtown Salt Lake City forced the shutdown of a major road Monday afternoon.
Buildings on the west side of State Street between 100 South and 200 South were evacuated following the leak, according to the Salt Lake City Fire Department. Northbound lanes on State State were reopened at around 3:30 p.m.
According to Jacobsen Construction, the gas line was nicked at one of their sites during the installation of an electrical duct bank.
The leak was shut off by Dominion Energy crews just after 1 p.m. and no one was injured during the incident.
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