A street in downtown Crystal Lake has reopened following a gas leak, officials report.

The Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department responded to a call at approximately 9:30 a.m. Wednesday to the intersection of Main Street and East Crystal Lake Avenue for a gas odor. Crews “investigated and found an underground natural gas leak,” according to a Crystal Lake Fire Rescue news release.

Nicor was requested to the scene and found a leak in a 2-inch steel main pipe, which was caused by “on-going directional boring in the area,” according to the release.

Nicor and fire rescue officials began monitoring for natural gas in surrounding homes, businesses and sewers. ComEd remotely turned off power to the buildings.

Police assisted the fire department in evacuating the area and closing off a portion of Crystal Lake Avenue to traffic from Walkup Avenue to Main Street.

The alarm was upgraded to bring in more resources to assist with monitoring the gas leak, according to the release.

“Nicor was able to stop the leak,” officials said in the release. “Nicor remained on scene to repair the gas main.”

Firefighters and Nicor officials ventilated the affected buildings.