BEND, OR -- A busy block of Northwest 12th, in Bend, was forced to close for several hours Wednesay, due to a gas leak. 

Bend Fire says a construction crew working on a gas line replacement project struck a ½-inch plastic line, just after 10 a.m. 
Firefighters blocked 12th, between Newport and Milwaukee, with charged hose lines, as a precaution. 

Cascade Natural Gas crews shut down the line and made repairs before the street reopened.