"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."

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,

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

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.