FLOWERY BRANCH - Hall County emergency crews were forced to temporarily shut down a portion of Gaines Ferry Road beginning at McEver Road on Monday due to a ruptured gas line.
Deputy Fire Chief Chad Black said he was initially told by gas company officials around 4 p.m that repair work would take at least four hours; however, the roadway remained closed in some capacity until after 10 p.m..
Black added that a no time was an evacuation deemed necessary..
The 4-inch line was severed by utility crews and is in an area where a similar mishap happened several weeks ago according to Black.