The towering flames from a ruptured natural gas leak on Wednesday afternoon have been extinguished.
About 100 firefighters and other emergency personnel are on the scene of a major gas line rupture and fire that started early Wednesday afternoon in Matthews at Pleasant Plains Road and Morningwood Drive. Chopper 9 Skyzoom footage showed the flames shooting several feet into the air from the location.
The situation started at about 12:20 p.m., and it appeared the flames were out at about 2:20 p.m.
Utility trucks were burning at the scene, and crews worked to prevent the fire from spreading to nearby buildings. Several homes have been evacuated in the area…