Published: Dec. 08, 2025, 12:15 p.m.nws ruptureThe FDNY and National Grid responded in Tottenville on Monday, Dec. 8, 2025.(Advance/SILive.com | Shaina McLawrence)

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A gas main rupture in Tottenville on Monday morning prompted a response from the FDNY and National Grid.

An FDNY spokesperson confirmed to the Advance/SILive.com it received a call at 9:50 a.m. for the rupture on Sprague Avenue, between Nancy Lane N and Sanford Street.

nws ruptureThe FDNY and National Grid responded in Tottenville on Monday, Dec. 8, 2025.(Advance/SILive.com | Shaina McLawrence)

An Advance/SILive.com reporter at the scene noted a stretch of road was closed to traffic.

A spokesman for National Grid said a third-party contractor unaffiliated with the utility company caused the rupture.

nws ruptureThe FDNY and National Grid responded in Tottenville on Monday, Dec. 8, 2025.(Advance/SILive.com | Shaina McLawrence)nws ruptureThe FDNY and National Grid responded in Tottenville on Monday, Dec. 8, 2025.(Advance/SILive.com | Shaina McLawrence)

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