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Gas leak shuts road for hours

PASADENA - A section of Fort Smallwood Road was closed for more than 10 hours Monday after contractors installing fiber-optic lines broke a gas main, county fire officials said.

About 20 people were evacuated from surrounding homes and businesses and the road was closed between Apian Way and Duvall Highway as a precaution, said Lt. Frank Fennell, county Fire Department spokesman.

Though the leak occurred near Sunset Elementary School, students weren't in any danger and the building wasn't evacuated. School buses and parents coming to pick up their children were routed through Riviera Beach because of the road closure, Lt. Fennell said.

Firefighters were on the ...

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