At about 7:45 a.m. Friday, the Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to a gas leak near the intersection of Boulder Crest Drive and North Kingshighway at Cape County Park South, according to battalion chief Fred Vincel. Vincel said that the gas leak was caused by a contractor accidentally striking a gas line while digging. The leak was small and quickly contained. The Cape Girardeau Fire Department left the scene around 7:50 a.m.
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Cape County Park South, Cape Girardeau, MO
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