Homes evacuated and M62 closed due to Rochdale gas leak
A stretch of motorway was closed and homes were evacuated after a reported gas leak, police said.
Officers were called to Manchester Road in Castleton, Rochdale, at about 17:20 GMT.
Dozens of people had to leave their homes, nearby roads were cordoned off and the M62 was closed in both directions between junctions 19 and 20.
No-one was injured and National Grid engineers were on site checking, police said.
The closure caused long tailbacks and traffic delays until the motorway reopened at 22:00 GMT.