Interstate 95 Reopens After Gas Leak In Bensalem

BENSALEM TOWNSHIP, PA — Interstate 95 has reopened after a section of the highway was closed Sunday night due to a gas leak, authorities said.

PECO responded to the 800 block of Tennis Avenue around 7 p.m. Sunday for reports of the smell of gas, officials said.

Crews found that a 4-inch high-pressure natural gas main was damaged and it appeared to have been intentionally cut, a PECO spokesperson told NBC News Philadelphia.

Pennsylvania State Police said Interstate 95 southbound lanes reopened at Woodhaven Road around 10 p.m. on Sunday.

NBC New Philadelphia reported that Tennis Avenue's overpass over Interstate 95 was also later reopened. The northbound lanes were closed for some time on Sunday at Academy Road, but eventually reopened.