Silver Spring Neighborhood Evacuated Due to Gas Leak

A Silver Spring neighborhood has been evacuated after a gas line was struck Thursday afternoon.

A dozen homes in the 600 block of Thayer Avenue have been evacuated, according to Pete Piringer, a spokesman for the Montgomery County Fire Department.

A construction crew in the area struck the four-inch gas line just after noon Thursday.

Montgomery County HAZMAT teams have been called to the scene.

Several streets in the area are closed at this time.

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