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BREAKING NEWS — Gas Line Rupture Shuts Down Glebe Road

(Updated at 2:05 p.m.) All lanes of Glebe Road have been shut down between Route 50 and N. Pershing Drive due to a gas line rupture.

Initial reports suggest that a major gas line was cut by a construction crew, necessitating extended road closures. Police and firefighters have been dispatched to the scene.

Drivers can expect significant rush hour traffic impacts as a result of the closure.


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