UPDATED: Natural Gas Leak on Otis Street Fixed

Two houses and two businesses on Otis Street were evacuated Saturday morning after a contractor ruptured a high-pressure natural gas main. The gas leak was stopped by noon.

Updated: NStar stopped a leak in a high-pressure gas main on Otis Street by 11 a.m. Saturday. The area has now been reopened for residents, and Berberian's Farm stand reopened. Power did not have to be cut off to the Armeno Coffee Roasters building, said Northborough Fire Capt. Robert Theve.   Original post: Northborough Fire personnel evacuated two houses and two business on Otis Street Saturday morning following a gas main rupture. A contractor digging a sewer trench for the Wal-Mart expansion struck the high-pressure, natural gas line about 8:14 a.m., said Northborough Fire Chief David Durgin. The leak was visible at 9:45 a.m., as NStar was preparing to shut off the sources to the line. Two houses in the area were evacuated, as were the…

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