Gas leaf in the Summers Corner-catchers after the excavator goal of the high pressure line

Dorchester County, SC (WCIV) – A gas leak in the Summers Corner was paralyzed for hours on Monday.

A excavator met a high-pressure gas line in the Summerville neighborhood and triggered the leak, which led to crews from Dorchester County, together with first aiders who worked on the repair of the situation.

The leak was called at 10 a.m., which caused the Clay Field Trail to be blocked. Several people who lived in the neighborhood claim that they could not get out of their houses.

“We apologized that this happened,” said Jason Ward, an administrator from Dorchester County. “We apologize that the people were cut off by Summers Road and the neighborhood could not leave. But with caution we wanted to make sure that we protect them by blocking the entrance.”

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A resident, Julie Wallace, understands the situation. However, she was sore over the effectiveness of having the residents caught in her neighborhood.

“We are stuck in our neighborhood,” said Wallace. “Nobody can get in or out. I understand that there is a gas leaf, but still not people in their neighborhoods without path in or from the neighborhood.”

Mellissa Lopez repeated a similar feeling.

“I've been sitting in my car with food for about an hour now,” she said. “I have a son that I can pick up in a few hours. I'm not sure how to get home.”

The officials of the residents and officials of the Dorchester district accuse the unfinished development as the reason why the residents are caught. About 30 feet are not paved, which makes traveling on the passage difficult.

“Whenever you have a gas leak, a six -inch line and leaves in the area, there is a smell,” said Ward. “If you smell it, go away. But we have set a scope that we believe is that it is a safe scope to try to protect them.”

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The gas line strike occurred near a new equipment center.

Although the street was blocked for most of the day, Dorchester County received the permission of the Ministry of Transport from South Carolina to open a temporary access via a construction road.

An unfinished street was also smoothed to be removed from the Tonfield Street and Route 165 entrance as an exit from the neighborhood.

Bus drivers from the districts of Herons Walk and Azalea Ridge had to be picked up by school on Monday.