UPDATE: Bayfront Drive reopens after gas leak

A Palm Avenue gas leak closed the downtown road temporarily this morning.


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  • | 10:36 a.m. June 16, 2021
The Sarasota Police Department announced the road closure as authorities respond to the gas leak. File photo.
The Sarasota Police Department announced the road closure as authorities respond to the gas leak. File photo.
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Bayfront Drive has reopened after a gas leak closed a segment of the downtown road between Ringling Boulevard and South Orange Avenue, the Sarasota Police Department announced today.

The department announced the closure at 10:37 a.m. Although the initial report said the closure was expected to last several hours, the road was reopened as of 11:21 a.m., according to an SPD spokesperson. 

The gas leak occurred in the 800 block of South Palm Avenue, a county spokesperson said. There are no reported injuries associated with the incident.

This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.

 

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