The leak was reported about 8:15 a.m.
UPDATE, 9:15 a.m.: Leak has been sealed and residents can now go back into their homes.
SPRINGFIELD – A ruptured natural gas line in the area of Goodwin and Moxon streets in Indian Orchard has prompted emergency personnel to evacuate some homes and businesses there.
Fire department spokesman Dennis G. Leger said an excavator ruptured the line about 8:15 a.m. “We are standing by,” Leger said.
Additional information was not immediately available.