About 75 workers renovating an unoccupied Wantagh building were evacuated Thursday after a backhoe ripped open a natural-gas line, Nassau County police and a utility spokeswoman said.

Police said there were no injuries when a line at 3000 Burns Ave. was ruptured at about 11:47 a.m.

Wendy Ladd of National Grid said repairs were completed at 12:40 p.m.

The leak also partially closed two roads, Emerson Place and Wilson Avenue, until repair work was completed, police said.

NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa spoke with Robert Sinclair Jr., senior manager of public affairs for AAA Northeast, about some of the best and worst times to travel during the holiday weekend.   Credit: Newsday Studios; File Footage

Labor Day weekend travel forecast NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa spoke with Robert Sinclair Jr., senior manager of public affairs for AAA Northeast, about some of the best and worst times to travel during the holiday weekend.

NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa spoke with Robert Sinclair Jr., senior manager of public affairs for AAA Northeast, about some of the best and worst times to travel during the holiday weekend.   Credit: Newsday Studios; File Footage

Labor Day weekend travel forecast NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa spoke with Robert Sinclair Jr., senior manager of public affairs for AAA Northeast, about some of the best and worst times to travel during the holiday weekend.

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