DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. – All lanes of Federal Highway were closed Tuesday in Deerfield Beach after construction workers struck a natural gas line.
Broward Sheriff's Office Department of Fire Rescue Battalion Chief Michael Kane said construction workers damaged the gas line feeding a nearby shopping plaza just before noon.
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Kane said the line was damaged while a construction company was trying to remove a palm tree.
All southbound and northbound lanes of Federal Highway were closed north of Hillsboro Boulevard while workers capped the leak.
The shopping plaza was evacuated as a precaution.
Federal Highway reopened once workers capped the leak.