Some buildings were evacuated and Hartford police were asking people to avoid the area of Capen and Martin streets after a car hit a house and a gas line was severed, according to the Hartford Police Department.
The driver of the car, a 59-year-old man, is in critical condition at Saint Francis Hospital, according to police.
Police said crews from Connecticut Natural Gas had stopped the leak by 7 p.m. and authorities are continuing to investigate.
The Hartford fire and police departments are at the scene
