A gas line rupture has temporarily closed down roads in the middle of Breckenridge, according to Red, White and Blue fire chief Jim Keating.
Keating said that a backhoe working in the area snagged a high pressure gas line in an alleyway in Breckenridge — bounded by Main Street and Ridge Street to the west and east, and Lincoln Avenue and Washington Avenue to the north and south. Xcel Energy currently has crews on scene digging into the ground and trying to repair the line.
Keating said that no evacuations have been ordered, though the area has been sealed off from traffic and pedestrians. The closure is expected to last about another hour. Keating continued to say that crews are monitoring residential and commercial buildings in the area for any gas potentially seeping underground into structures, but that no leaks have been discovered.