Georgia State Capitol is evacuated day after election after ‘gas leak’
The Georgia State Capitol was evacuated just a day after the election due to a “gas leak.”
Construction crews hit a main gas line at Piedmont Avenue and Martin Luther King Jr. Wednesday morning. Drive in downtown Atlanta, forcing the State Capitol to evacuate its staff, according The Atlanta Journal Constitution.
The leak comes just a day after presumptive President-elect Donald Trump won the state of Georgia in a close race against Vice President Kamala Harris.
Atlanta Gas Light, which is on scene, said a 6-inch gas line was damaged X message.
“Our crews are working with first responders on scene to shut off the gas and secure the area as safely and quickly as possible,” the statement said.
Firefighters on scene are taking air quality measurements near the affected area as crews work to repair the leak.
Roads in the area are closed to commuters and are expected to reopen around 1 p.m., The Journal said.
Construction crews hit a main gas line at Piedmont Avenue and Martin Luther King Jr. Wednesday morning. Drive in downtown Atlanta, forcing the State Capitol to evacuate its staff
Atlanta Gas Light, which is on scene, said a 6-inch gas line was damaged. Roads in the area are closed to commuters and are expected to reopen around 1 p.m
“Vehicle and pedestrian traffic is being diverted around the affected area while Atlanta Fire and Atlanta Gas Light assess the line,” Georgia Department of Public Safety spokesperson Courtney Lund told The Journal.
While the leak is being repaired, people in the area with respiratory problems are asked to take precautions Fox 5 Atlanta.
Everyone is asked to avoid the area.
Crews were seen inside and outside the Capitol conducting testing and work as government workers exited the building.
On election night, Trump won 50.8 percent of the votes tallied in the state, while his Democratic counterpart was close behind him with 48.5 percent, according to AP figures.
It comes just a day after presumptive President-elect Donald Trump won the state of Georgia in a close race against Vice President Kamala Harris.
The Associated Press officially projected the former president as the winner of the Peach State, which was a huge blow to Harris.
The call came after pre-election polls showed Georgia on a razor’s edge.
Currently, 97 percent of the votes have been counted in Georgia.
Trump and Harris were neck-and-neck in the state’s polls for weeks, with the most recent average putting the ex-president just 1.3 points above the VP.
The 16 Electoral College votes counted toward the 270 Trump needed to become president. As of Wednesday afternoon, the former president had collected 277 votes.