Here’s a bit of irony for you – checking for a possible natural gas leak created one at 2 S. Glaspie St. in Oxford Village on Friday.

According to Debra Dodd, spokesperson for Consumers Energy, one of their contractor was using a “pin bar” to poke holes in the ground as part of the leak detection process when he “accidentally hit” the 5/8-inch-diameter service line that delivers gas to the house.

“The gas did start traveling into the home,” she said. “There was no homeowner (present) at the time (when) we got there.”

When the homeowner arrived on scene, Consumers Energy workers were able to detect the presence of gas inside the house, according to Dodd.

As a precaution, members of the Oxford Fire Department closed S. Glaspie St. between E. Burdick and Broadway streets to traffic for a while.

After DTE Energy personnel shut off the electricity, Consumers Energy workers turned off the gas and began making repairs.