Crime & Safety

Homes Evacuated After Attleboro Gas Leak

A portion of Attleboro's Read Street has been closed to traffic after a natural gas leak.

A portion of Read Street in Attleboro was closed to traffic, and homes were evacuated, after a natural gas leak Wednesday.
A portion of Read Street in Attleboro was closed to traffic, and homes were evacuated, after a natural gas leak Wednesday. (Renee Schiavone/Patch)

ATTLEBORO, MA — A portion of Read Street in Attleboro was closed to traffic Wednesday morning after a natural gas leak. Homes in the area have been evacuated due to the leak. According to police, the gas leak occurred when a vehicle struck a residential gas line.

More information will be posted as it becomes available.

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