SARASOTA, Fla. — The Sarasota Police Department (SPD) asked drivers to avoid the area between Cleveland Drive and Harrison Drive as officials respond to a gas leak.
Police said the gas leak was in the 800 block of Benjamin Franklin Drive in Sarasota. The area was closed for a few hours, but the gas leak was capped around 1:30 p.m., and all roads are now open.
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