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Gas leak in northwest DC after vehicle struck meter
D.C. Fire and EMS operated a protective hose on a gas leak on the 600 block of Kennedy St. NW in D.C.
WASHINGTON - Three residents evacuated and others sheltered in place after a significant gas leak was detected Monday in northwest D.C., according to officials.
D.C. Fire and EMS say a vehicle struck a gas meter of a mixed occupancy building on the 600 block of Kennedy St. NW, with gas readings inside several structures Monday evening.
Washington Gas advised that a full evacuation of the street was necessary in order to stop the leak.
A protective hose line was operating on the leak, according to D.C. Fire and EMS.