13 Alert Traffic: Highway 146 in Kemah shut down due to gas line rupture, police say

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Crews were still trying to fix a ruptured gas line that forced a major highway to close near Kemah on Tuesday.

In a 7:14 p.m. update, the Kemah Fire Department said it remained on the location of the leak on Highway 146 at Cien Road.

Hours earlier, Kemah Fire first reported about a large-diameter natural gas leak. Kemah police said Highway 146 northbound at Cien Road and Highway 146 southbound to 96 were closed.
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Authorities also said crews with CenterPoint Energy were working to contain the leak.

It's unclear what led to the rupture.





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