ORLEANS – Orleans Fire-Rescue reports that Monday morning just after 10:00 AM, they were dispatched to a natural gas struck on Main Street in area of Mid-Cape Home Center and Snow’s Home and Garden. A contractor working on the sewer project struck an unmarked 2” gas line. Orleans firefighters and Orleans Police Department officers worked to evacuate surrounding businesses as a precaution until National Grid could secure the leak.
Gas line struck in Orleans
September 27, 2021
Just after 11:00 AM the leak was secured and the area deemed safe.
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