Poplar Ave. reopens after cut in gas line shuts down traffic
Six lanes of Poplar in East Memphis reopened Friday afternoon after a cut in a gas line caused them to shut down, according to Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division.
Glen Thomas, MLGW spokesman, said the lanes were reopened shortly after 3 p.m. after gas was shut off to service a damaged line.
The sewer department cut a 1-inch gas line at 4099 Poplar, prompting closing of all traffic lanes between Mendenhall and Truse Parkway.
Lt. Wayne Cooke, a spokesman for the Memphis Fire Department, said firefighters evacuated nearly 20 people from eight businesses in a strip mall..
“They were evacuated for precautionary reasons,” Cooke said.
No businesses lost gas service as a result of the cut line.
Thomas said crews will return Monday morning to continue repairs, but traffic won’t be affected. daction on 129 of the 1,700 pages, but Janet Kleinfelter of the attorney general’s office said privacy laws cover areas such as the date of death and the type of medical care provided.
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