Residents were evacuated from a Plainville neighborhood Friday night after a car struck a utility pole and gas main, springing a leak and bringing down live wires, according to Eversource Energy.
Police shut down Route 177/Unionville Avenue at the intersection of Bradley Street around 9 p.m. while first responders and crews from Eversource Energy and Frontier Communications rushed to the scene.
Neighbors were evacuated after natural gas leaked into the air, and Eversource cut power to 755 homes as a precaution until crews could turn off the gas main, according to the utility company.
Eversource said power was restored after 10 p.m. The collision also brought down live power lines, but company officials said the downed wires did not trigger any outages.
The intersection was closed until about 10:30 p.m., according to police. There has been no word on injuries.
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