Halifax police temporarily shut down a portion of Purcells Cove Road on Thursday after a contractor damaged a natural gas line causing a leak.
Halifax police and Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency and staff with Heritage Gas were at the scene in the 1200 block of Purcells Cove Road.
The damaged underground gas line has since been squeezed off.
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There was no more gas leaking as of 10:30 a.m., Heritage Gas said.
The road reopened as of 11 a.m.
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