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Ruptured gas main causes major road closure

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As a safety precaution, a section of Maunganui Rd near Blake Park and Clyde St has been closed. Photo / File

As a safety precaution, a section of Maunganui Rd near Blake Park and Clyde St has been closed. Photo / File

A ruptured gas main has caused a section of a main Mount Maunganui road to be closed.

Emergency services were called to the scene on Campbell Rd at 4.15pm.

A Fire and Emergency NZ spokesman said a contractor had hit a gas main.

As a safety precaution, a section of Maunganui Rd near Blake Park and Clyde St was closed.

Fire crews had made the area safe and were waiting for gas experts to secure the situation.

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Fire crews had made the area safe and were waiting for gas experts to secure the situation. Photo / Google Maps
Fire crews had made the area safe and were waiting for gas experts to secure the situation. Photo / Google Maps

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