Gas line explosion shuts down Florida's Turnpike near Lake Worth Road

The Florida Highway Patrol says all north and southbound lanes of the Florida Turnpike will be closed at Lake Worth Road for several more hours on Thursday because of a gas line explosion.

HOURS FOLLOWING THIS GAS LINEEXPLOSION.CHOPPER 5 GIVING YOU ANEXCLUSIVE LOOK OVER THE DAMAGEIT CAUSED TO THE ROADWAY ASDRIVERS TRY AND MAKE THEIR WAYAROUND THE MESS.PLUS..

CHARGES DROPPED AGAINSTROBERT KRAFT.

THE REASON THESTATE ATTORNEY SAYS HE CAN NOLONGER GO FORWARD WITH THECASE.RIGHT NOW..

CHOPPER 5 IS LIVEOVER A RUPTURED GAS LINE THATHAS FORCED THE CLOSURE OF THEFLORIDA TURNPIKE NEAR LAKEWORTH ROAD.

THE EXPLOSIOHAPPENED JUST BEFORE 10 A-M.SURVEILLANCE VIDEO FROM LAKEWORTH GOLD MINE SHOWS THEMOMENT OF THE EXPLOSION..

WHENSMOKE FILLED THE AREA.THANKFULLY NO ONE WAS INJUREBUT AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THESEVIEWER VIDOES..

THE SMOKECOULD BE SEEN FOR MILES.PEOPLE REPORTED HOMES ANDBUILDING SHAKING.WE HAVE TEAM COVERAGETONIGHT..

FROM WHAT HAPPENEDTO WHAT WITNSSES EXPERIENCEDAND HOW YOU CAN GET AROUND THEROAD CLOSUES.

WE START WITHWPTV NEWSCHANNEL 5'S MIRANDACHRISTIAN LIVE NEAR THE SCENEWITH WHAT WE KNOW.

MIRANDA?THIS IS THE DAMAGE LEFT BEHINDFROM THAT GAS LINE EXPLOSION&LOOK AT THE DENT IN THE WALL..FHP SAYS TRAFFIC IS STILBLOCKED ON THE TURNPIKE TOKEEP DRIVERS SAFENATS BEEPING) CREWS WERE OUTFOR HOURS INVESTIGATING WHATCAUSED A GAS LINE TO EXPLODENEXT TO THE FLORIDA TURNPIKEIN LAKE WORTH BEACH.

(NAT)EXCLUSIVE VIDEO FROM CHOPPER 5SHOWS THE GAS AND DUST COMINGOUT OF THE LINE AROUND 10 THISMORNING.

35.05 SOUNDED LIKEWERE ARE THE AIRPORT LIKE JETENGINES RUNNING PEOPLE NEARBYSAY THEY COULD SEE THE BREFROM BLOCKS AWAY 34.54 SAW GJUST PUFFING OUT LIKE CRAZYF-H-P SAYS EVACUATIONS UP TOMILE OUT HAPPENED QUICKLY39.42 WE NEED TO MAKE SURETHERE IS NOTHING ELSE THATENDANGERS THE PUBLIC SAFETY,LIKE BROKEN PIPELINES, SO WEHAVE TO EVACUATE TO BE ON THESAFE SIDE WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC ONTHE TURNPIKE AT THE TIME&IT'SFORTUNATE NO ONE WAS HURT..37.59 IT WAS AMAZING NO ONE WASINJURED, F-H-P SAYS THERE ISDAMAGE TO THE OVERPASS&CAUSINGTRAFFIC TO DETOUR AROUND THETURNPIKE FOR HOURS.

38.33 SOWE ARE TRYING TO MAKE SURE ITNATS BEEPING) CREWS WERE OUTFOR HOURS INVESTIGATING WHATCAUSED A GAS LINE TO EXPLODENEXT TO THE FLORIDA TURNPIKE INLAKE WORTH BEACH.

(NAT)EXCLUSIVE VIDEO FROM CHOPPER 5SHOWS THE GAS AND DUST COMINGOUT OF THE LINE AROUND 10 THISMORNING.

35.05 SOUNDED LIKEWERE ARE THE AIRPORT LIKE JETENGINES RUNNING PEOPLE NEARBYSAY THEY COULD SEE THE BREAKFROM BLOCKS AWAY 34.54 SAW GASJUST PUFFING OUT LIKE CRAZYF-H-P SAYS EVACUATIONS UP TO AMILE OUT HAPPENED QUICKLY 39.42WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THERE ISNOTHING ELSE THAT ENDANGERS THEPUBLIC SAFETY, LIKE BROKENPIPELINES, SO WE HAVE TOEVACUATE TO BE ON THE SAFE SIDEWITH HEAVY TRAFFIC ON THETURNPIKE AT THE TIME&IT'SFORTUNATE NO ONE WAS HURT..37.59 IT WAS AMAZING NO ONE WASINJURED, F-H-P SAYS THERE ISDAMAGE TO THE OVERPASS&CAUSINGTRAFFIC TO DETOUR AROUND THETURNPIKE FOR HOURS.

38.33 SO WEARE TRYING TO MAKE SURE IT ISSAFE FOR TRAFFIC TO RESUME THEGAS LINE BELONGS TO FLORIDA GASTRANSMISSION AND IT WILLINVESTIGATE WHAT LEAD TO THEGAS LINE EXPLODING.YOU CAN STILL SEE CREWSWORKING AROUND WHERE THEEXPLOSION HAPPENED TODAY ANDTHE TURNPIKE IS STILL CLOSED.FHP SAYS IT IS WORKING TO GETAT LEAST THE INSIDE LANES OPENTO GET TRAFFIC BACK MOVING.

WEHAVE JANNY RODRIGUEZ KEEPING ACLOSE EYE ON DETOURS ..

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