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Gas leak forced evacuation of Whole Foods

WASHINGTON — Wisconsin Avenue, south of Calvert Street in Glover Park, reopened after a construction crew struck a gas line Thursday morning. Washington Gas tells WTOP the gas leak occurred around 10:41 a.m. Thursday. The gas was shut off by 11:40 a.m. and the road reopened just after noon. The leak forced the evacuation of Whole Foods. No other businesses were evacuated, according to D.C. Fire.  

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