The roadways in the Western Gateway neighborhood were closed after a natural gas line ruptured in the morning, according to a news release from the Des Moines Police Department. Locust Street is shut down from 10th Street to 16th Street. 15th Street is closed from Grand Avenue to Walnut Street.

Several roads are closed in downtown Des Moines as crews respond to a ruptured natural gas line. Des Moines Fire Department personnel and MidAmerican Energy staff are responding to the rupture, while Des Moines police provide security around the perimeter.

A natural gas line rupture has several roads in the Western Gateway neighborhood closed Thursday morning and some businesses in the area are being evacuated because of safety concerns. An alert from the Des Moines Police Department’s new app says Des Moines Fire Department and MidAmerican Energy crews are on the