"Around 3:45 p.m., an Xfinity contractor was boring in the N Chipmunk and N Golden Eagle Ln area and hit a high-pressure gas line, causing a major gas leak," read a statement on the Silverthorne local government Facebook page. "Summit Fire & EMS is on the scene managing the gas leak, and Xcel Energy is aware of the incident involving its gas line."

A drilling company accidentally hit a natural gas line on Main Street in Chemung, according to the Chemung County Sheriff's Office.

An emergency evacuation is underway in the square of Hanover because of a major gas leak, according to Hanover Fire & Rescue. The first call came in came in to York County 911 at 3:13 p.m., said Ted Czech,

Emergency officials in the Colorado mountain town of Silverthorne sent out an evacuation order after a gas main break. It applies to people in homes around where the gas leak is happening.

The town of Silverthorne is telling residents to evacuate a neighborhood area after reports of a gas main break.