LONE TREE, Colo. Firefighters and Xcel Energy personnel were able to plug a ruptured gas line after a vehicle crashed into a gas meter in Lone Tree Wednesday afternoon. The incident happened at 8250 Park Meadows Drive around 4:12 p.m. South Metro Fire Rescue (SMFR) said the crash ruptured a 2" gas line, leaving a "significant gas smell" in the surrounding area. Businesses in the area were evacuated. Xcel Energy's Gas Emergency Response Team was called in to plug the line. In an update at 5:10 p.m., SMFR said the response team was able to shut the line off and stop the leak. Firefighters are checking the nearby businesses for any lingering gas odor.