Homes evacuated after gas line breaks in Mt. Lebanon

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MT. LEBANON, Pa. — A gas leak has been capped and residents are being allowed to return home after officials evacuated several homes Tuesday.

A water company contractor hit a gas line in Mt. Lebanon.

Cedar Boulevard was closed between Mapleton and Florida avenues for the break in the 4-inch line, which is near Baywood Avenue, according to officials.

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Seventeen homes and small apartment buildings in the immediate area were affected, according to fire officials. Eleven people were evacuated from some of them.