First responders were called to Lantern Lane in Blue Bell, Pa. Wednesday morning after reports of a gas odor.
Firefighters went door to door and evacuated eight occupied homes.
By 1:30 p.m. PECO crews determined that the odor was in fact to due a gas leak and had identified the source of that leak.
PECO expected the repair to be completed by 3:30 p.m.
No customers lost gas service as a result of the leak.