Evacuations are underway at a highly-populated mobile home park in Circleville after a gas leak.

It happened Friday afternoon, according to Circleville Police, at the Elsea Mobile Home community on Court Street near Villa Drive.

Reports say that a construction crew in the area hit a gas line, causing it to rupture.

People in the area have been evacuated and police have closed down the streets around the immediate area.

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