Workers with a private contractor struck the gas main on Fulton Street just after 2 a.m. Wednesday.
National Grid was able to stop the leak within a few hours and was assessing the damage.
Streets in the area were shut down as repairs got underway.
Eyewitness News is told nearby residents were not impacted by the break.
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