Gas leak reported near South Carolina Governor’s Mansion. Here’s what we know
Emergency services closed off a street next to the SC Governor’s Mansion Monday morning, after a construction crew reportedly hit a gas main.
First responders from the Columbia Police Department and the Columbia-Richland Fire Department were on scene outside of the governor’s residence around 10:40 a.m. and had closed traffic on Gadsden Street.
No evacuations or injuries have been reported at this time, said a fire department spokesman.
The South Carolina Governor’s Mansion and its grounds occupy a block of Richland Street in in the historic Arsenal Hill neighborhood near downtown Columbia. It is the official residence of South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster.
A construction crew working in the area hit a gas line under Gadsden Street earlier Monday morning, said Mike DeSumma, a spokesperson from the Columbia-Richland Fire Department. The street, on the west side of the Governor’s Mansion, is closed between Laurel Street and Richland Street.
The Columbia Police Department is providing traffic control while teams from Dominion are working to resolve the problem, DeSumma said. A truck from Dominion was seen arriving shortly before 11.
A spokesman for McMaster said Monday that the gas leak was reported across the street from the Governor’s Mansion, on Gadsden Street. McMaster is out of state attending a Republican Governors’ Association meeting, the spokesman said.
Chris Trainor contributed to this report.
TRAFFIC ALERT : Gadsden Street in Columbia between Richland Street & Laurel Street is closed to traffic at this hour as Dominion Energy crews are working to repair a cut natural gas line.
Drivers should avoid the area at this time.— Columbia-Richland Fire Department (@ColaFire) August 12, 2024
