UPDATE: BRFD says the gas line has been shut off and the roadway has reopened.

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BATON ROUGE - A ruptured gas line has shut down Burbank Drive going southbound from W Lee Drive to Staring Lane.

According to the Baton Rouge Fire Department, the incident occurred near the intersection of Burbank Drive and Ben Hur Road sometime before 9:45 a.m.

TRAFFIC ALERT: Ruptured gas line shuts down Burbank Drive between W Lee Drive and Staring Lane, drivers advised to use an alternate route.https://t.co/MDTT3jdJDU pic.twitter.com/9duCL71IYh

— WBRZ Traffic (@WBRZtraffic) April 6, 2018

No other information was available. Motorists are advised to use an alternate route.