(Trail Creek, IN) - Things are pretty much back normal following a natural gas leak Wednesday in Trail Creek.

 

NIPSCO spokesperson Megan Henning said the leak at Johnson Road and Coolspring Ave. resulted from a leak to underground gas main.

 

She said the cause of the leak was still under investigation.

 

Several buildings, including a State Farm Insurance Agency, were evacuated as a precaution.

 

Coolspring Township Volunteer Fire Department Capt. Rick Bradford said firefighters were there for about four hours making sure NIPSCO workers remained safe while digging up the line and shutting off the gas.

 

Jim Erikkson, owner of the State Farm Insurance Agency, said NIPSCO workers with meters kept track of the amount of gas in the air inside his business and the surrounding area to keep people safe.

 

He said NIPSCO workers while gas levels were below the ignition point also informed he and his staff members when to start their vehicles after asked to evacuate to avoid the potential for explosion.

 

Henning said work on still ongoing Thursday on permanently fixing the broken main.