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Morningside Heights, where seven buildings have been evacuated after construction workers hit a gas line
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Fox News' Meredith Gorman is live near the scene. Meredith, what's the latest? Natasha, it looks like Con Ed has fully taken over after a massive gas leak struck this area this morning
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Now, all of the emergency response presence is now gone, and those who were forced to evacuate their homes and buildings nearby
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have all been allowed to go back inside as of this afternoon
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Now, FDNY said they received a call at about 1055 this morning
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about a ruptured gas line on Broadway at 122nd Street. They said the rupture caused a huge gas leak after the line was fractured
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during an excavation procedure by a contractor. Officials say seven nearby buildings were evacuated as a precaution
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and the one train was temporarily suspended in both directions, but is also back up and running now
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Now, immediately upon getting here, the smell of gas was very strong for blocks and blocks
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and you could hear the loud sound of the leak, too, until nearly noon
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I heard it on arrival here, and it was similar to almost a jet engine
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Now, fire officials said they got the leak under control within about an hour or so
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but plenty of people in the neighborhood had no idea what was going on at first
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I'm shocked. I just started walking, and I smelled it. I had no idea what had happened
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I heard a loud noise in the apartment. I didn't know what it was. I came out of my front door, heard the noise was over here, so I went over to Amsterdam
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And as I walked down Amsterdam Avenue, I heard the noise at every block, so I said it's a widespread noise
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I mean, it just sounded like a roar. No one was injured in this massive gas leak
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But Kona does tell me they're in the process of restoring gas service to everybody in the area
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Natasha. Hey, Meredith, thank you
