SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (WXYZ) — Residents of a senior living apartment building in Southfield were evacuated on Wednesday morning due to a gas leak.
The Southfield Fire Department told 7 News Detroit that a garbage truck struck a gas line near Highland Towers. That's located at 25225 Greenfield Road. Officials were evacuating the residents as a precaution.
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Video from the scene shows residents leaving the building.
We're told the residents will be evacuated to the Southfield Pavilion on Evergreen Road.
"(Natural gas) can be very dangerous when you have an ignition source," said Southfield Fire Chief Joey Thorington. "If someone lights a cigarette, turns on a gas stove, turns on a light and there's a spark, it could light the gas."
Thorington said that Southfield Public Schools provided buses for the residents to sit in due to the heat.
As of Wednesday afternoon, we're told that fire officials were able to turn off the gas from the ground. After checking the gas levels on every floor and the results coming back normal, the residents are back in their apartments.
We're told that Consumers Energy is working to get the gas back on, but residents do have power and air conditioning.
