Gas main fire out after burning for 8 hours in Egg Harbor Township

EGG HARBOR TWP., N.J. (WPVI) -- A gas main fire is now out after burning for more than eight hours near the Garden State Parkway in Atlantic County.



At approximately 1:45 p.m. Thursday, South Jersey Gas received a call regarding a fire on Ocean Heights Avenue in Egg Harbor Township.


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The caller said a live electric wire came in contact with a guard rail.



Officials say the electric current apparently went through the guard rail and traveled to a nearby 8" gas main, causing it to ignite.



South Jersey Gas crews were called to the scene. The fire continued to burn until it stopped around 10 p.m.
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No South Jersey Gas customers were affected.

No injuries have been reported.