Carson City firefighters respond to gas leak on Little Lane near Roop
UPDATE: The gas leak was capped at 8:44 a..m. Southwest Gas is on scene.
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Carson City Fire Department was called Monday morning to the area of Little and Roop for a gas leak from a broken line.
The call came into dispatch at 8:30 a.m. and involves a severed gas line on Little Lane between Roop and Saliman, according to dispatch. Crews at a work site report there was excavation work being done in the area and a 2-inch gas line was cut.
Carson City Sheriff's Office was called to direct traffic as Little Lane was being blocked off from public access. Motorists can expect delays.