Gas has been successfully turned off in Carrickpherish following an earlier gas leak.
The incident occurred at approximately 3:35pm this afternoon on the Carrickpherish road when a digger hit a gas pipe in the area.
Fire Services, Gardaí and Gas Network Ireland attended the scene, and the road was closed for a period but has since reopened.
It is understood a number of houses in the area were impacted by the incident and the nearby school was contained for a short period.
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