Marion County firefighters evacuated 25 residences at the Marion Pines Mobile Home Park in Ocala on Friday morning after a gas line was accidentally cut.
A 911 caller reported that the line was severed by a lawn mower at the park, located in the 2800 block of N.E. 49th Avenue, shortly before 10:30 a.m. The caller reported hearing the leak and smelling gas, a report says.
Rolling Greens Engine Company #28 was the first to arrive, with firefighters quickly establishing command, completing a surveillance of the area and verifying that a high-pressure gas line was leaking. Fire crews began an immediate evacuation of nearby mobile homes, a report says.
Firefighters from East Marion Station #4 and Medic #63 arrived a short time later to assist in the evacuation. Marion County Fire Rescue’s Special Operations HAZMAT team members on Engine Company #16 and Heavy Rescue #1 mitigated the leak until TECO Peoples Gas technicians arrived to repair the line.