Contractor hits gas line in downtown Milwaukee (UPDATE)

Crews work to repair a ruptured gas line that was struck by a third-party contractor on North Milwaukee Avenue just south of East Wisconsin Avenue in Milwaukee on Monday. Crews struck the line while working near the ongoing Milwaukee Marriott project. (Staff photo by Kevin Harnack)

A third-party contractor hit a gas line Monday at 333 E. Wisconsin Ave., according to We Energies spokeswoman Cathy Schulze.

We Energies received a call about the gas line at 3:10 p.m., said We Energies spokesman Brian Manthey. The gas was turned off at 3:45, he said.

A nearby building was evacuated as precaution, Manthey said.

– Kirsten Klahn