CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Crews worked to control two gas leaks in Charlotte just hours apart.
Emergency crews were on the scene of a natural gas leak at a construction site on the University of North Carolina Charlotte's campus Friday morning.
In a tweet from the school's Office of Emergency Management, officials said the leak was reported at the Science Building construction site.
Charlotte Fire said a crew at the construction site hit a 4-inch gas line and caused the natural gas leak.
The construction site as well as Hickory, Sycamore and Cedar Halls on campus were evacuated out of caution.
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Emergency responders were able to get the gas leak under control around 11:40 a.m. and Charlotte Fire told Channel 9's Elsa Gillis those evacuated from the buildings were allowed back in.
The roads surrounding the site were blocked off as firefighters and university officials worked to stop the leak.
From Chopper 9 Skyzoom, firefighters were seen gathered around construction equipment that looked as though it had been digging before the leak.
A cloud of natural gas could be seen spewing from the ground.
Meanwhile, just two hours later, Piedmont Natural Gas said someone hit a gas line on North Tryon Street just outside uptown.
Once the line was hit, Piedmont immediately shut off gas. No one was hurt, and there weren't any evacuations.
This is an issue Channel 9 just investigated this week: a dramatic increase in gas leaks.
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Numbers we requested from PNG show work crews caused 553 gas leaks between January and August of last year.
There have been 774 within the same time frame this year, a nearly 40% increase.
PNG said increased construction in Charlotte is partially to blame.
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