FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (WSVN) - Crews worked to restore a ruptured gas line in Fort Lauderdale.

According to Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue, the workers accidentally struck the gas line in the area of Eighth Avenue on Tuesday morning.

Officials closed the road between East Las Olas Boulevard and 2nd Court as crews made repairs.

The leak has been sealed and the road has since reopened.

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