A driver has escaped unhurt after the car they were in slammed into a Ballan gas main.
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The accident was reported at 6.01pm Thursday at the corner of Edols and Fisken streets - about a block from the local fire station.
A gas meter and gas main ruptured during the crash.
The CFA said four trucks from Ballan and two from Myrniong turned up to help disperse the gas .
The main was shut off at 7.09pm.
Emergency services contacted gas supplier AusNet.
"Following an incident at the residential property at Fisken Street where a car crashed into a gas meter, AusNet attended the site to cap the gas meter to make it safe and stop any leak," a spokesperson said.
"No other property supplies were affected.
"Further repairs will be done by AusNet and by a registered plumber to restore service to the property."
The area - including a broken fence - has been taped off.
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Gabrielle Hodson
'All-rounder' journalist since 1993. I've worked in print, radio, TV & online as well as radio & TV producing and radio presenting. Working on Wadawurrung land. There are 7.9 billion stories out there. I'd love to hear yours...
'All-rounder' journalist since 1993. I've worked in print, radio, TV & online as well as radio & TV producing and radio presenting. Working on Wadawurrung land. There are 7.9 billion stories out there. I'd love to hear yours...
