Several homes were evacuated in a Grimes neighborhood due to a large gas leak Friday morning. “I was scared. I didn’t know what was happening. I thought something is going to explode. I didn’t know. I was really scared,” said Sedita Salic, one of the residents evacuated.The Polk County Sheriff’s Office said a construction worker hit a gas line around 10:30 a.m. Friday near 405 NW Morningside Drive. Residents between Northwest Seventh Street and Northwest Third Street Place on Northwest Morningside Drive were told to evacuate the area, the sheriff’s office said, calling it a major gas leak.”Natural gas leaks any time are very serious. It’s unpredictable. It’s an odorless gas. We are happy they called us as soon as they did. We got the situation under control,” said Lt. Mark Chance with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. A spokesperson for the city of Grimes said at least eight homes had been evacuated.City officials said in a news release just before 1 p.m. that the gas leak had been repaired and the evacuation had been canceled. » Subscribe to KCCI’s YouTube page» Download the free KCCI app to get updates on the go: Apple | Google Play

GRIMES, Iowa —

Several homes were evacuated in a Grimes neighborhood due to a large gas leak Friday morning.

“I was scared. I didn’t know what was happening. I thought something is going to explode. I didn’t know. I was really scared,” said Sedita Salic, one of the residents evacuated.

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office said a construction worker hit a gas line around 10:30 a.m. Friday near 405 NW Morningside Drive. Residents between Northwest Seventh Street and Northwest Third Street Place on Northwest Morningside Drive were told to evacuate the area, the sheriff’s office said, calling it a major gas leak.

“Natural gas leaks any time are very serious. It’s unpredictable. It’s an odorless gas. We are happy they called us as soon as they did. We got the situation under control,” said Lt. Mark Chance with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.

A spokesperson for the city of Grimes said at least eight homes had been evacuated.

City officials said in a news release just before 1 p.m. that the gas leak had been repaired and the evacuation had been canceled.

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