Fulton firemen blocked off an area along Sixth Street between Market and Bluff streets at 2:45 p.m. Monday after a city natural gas line was ruptured by a crew installing an underground telephone cable.
A strong odor of natural gas filled the area. Representatives of the Fulton Utilities Department arrived promptly and found a nearby valve to shut off the gas leak.
To help the tornado-stricken people of Dumas and surroundings, donations can be made to the Delta Area Disaster Relief Fund, care of the Delta Area Community Foundation, P.O. Box 894, Dumas, AR, 71639, or through the Arkansas Community Foundation, 700 S. Rock St., Little Rock, AR, 72202.