Broward courthouse evacuated, closed after gas leak

By CBS4-Miami

Three people have been hospitalized and the Broward County Courthouse is closed following a gas leak near the garage area.

Video from Chopper 4 showed the gas spewing into the air shortly before 9 a.m. however the gas has been shut off to the jail and the courthouse.

Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue officials said it was a 4-inch gas leak but nobody is sure how the gas line was hit. The gas made some people sick -- three people were transported to a hospital with complaints of nausea, according to officials.

The Broward courthouse was evacuated and will remain closed until at least 11 a.m., according to courthouse spokeswoman Meredith Bush.

The main jail has also been put on lockdown.

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