TEMPLE TERRACE, Fla. — According to Tampa Fire Rescue (TFR), residents at the Park at Chesterfield Apartments in Tampa were evacuated Saturday after plumbers accidentally damaged a two-inch gas line while working.
Nearby units that were not evacuated were instructed to shelter in place as a precaution.
Fire crews responded to the scene and said the incident has been mitigated.
Officials said residents are expected to be allowed back into their homes soon.
Lutz residents fight private school rezoning at county hearing
More than 30 residents showed up to Hillsborough County's Land Use Hearing to reject a rezoning proposal that would bring a 1,000-student private school to Lutz.
Lutz residents oppose rezoning for private school citing traffic and safety concerns
