Major Doncaster road closed due to mains gas leak

A major route through Doncaster had to be closed for several hours yesterday due to a mains gas leak.
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The A638 Great North Road was shut close to the Mount Pleasant Hotel, between High Common Lane and Hurst Lane.

South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue asked people to avoid the area whilst they responded to the incident.

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The area of the closureThe area of the closure
The area of the closure

No properties were evacuated.

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The road remained closed for a number of hours after firefighters left but they put gas monitoring unit in place.

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