No injuries reported after gas leak occurs on Business Loop 70

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

No injuries were reported after an outdoor gas leak was reported at 11:46 a.m. Thursday in the 1300 block of East Business Loop, according to a press release from the Columbia Fire Department.

Crews arrived within five minutes and found an 8-inch main gas line hit during construction, the release says. The gas was reported in a nearby business, the release says.

The name of the business was not provided, but CFD spokeswoman Katherine Rodriguez told ABC 17 News in an email that the business was temporarily evacuated.

The building was ventilated to remove the gas, the release says. Crews cleared the scene at 2:03 p.m.