STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- At least 18 to 20 homes on Maplewood Place in New Dorp have been evacuated as a gas leak is being investigated on Sunday, according to a National Grid spokesman.

At 8:07 a.m. firefighters were called to 18 Maplewood Pl. where the gas leak was reported, said an FDNY spokesman. National Grid arrived on the scene at 8:30 a.m., said Patrick Stella, a spokesman for the utility.

Sixty firefighters and more than 12 units are currently on scene, said the FDNY spokesman.

National Grid is also on the scene shutting down all meters to residences on the even side of the block, according to emergency radio transmissions.

“Our crews are doing the investigation to find the origin of the gas leak. We do not have an exact location right now,” said Stella at 9:40 a.m.

No injures have been reported.

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