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Gas Leak Shuts Down Franklin Boulevard
As emergency crews were leaving the scene, another call came in that a tree had fallen on power lines on Arthur Avenue.
Updated 11:10 p.m. July 1
The Lakewood police and fire departments closed Franklin Boulevard — between St. Charles and Marlowe avenues — for about two-and-a-half hours on Monday because of a gas leak.
Joe Beno, the city's director of public works, said contractor was "saw cutting" the street in preparation for a new crosswalk when he struck a gas line.
Nobody was injured but the street was closed while crews worked — in the pouring rain — to repair the line.
The street was closed until around 4:40 p.m.
As emergency crews were leaving the scene, another call came in that a tree had fallen on power lines on Arthur Avenue, said fire chief Scott Gilman.
That street was closed for about an hour, he added.
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