Gas leak prompts evacuation of Northeast Philadelphia apartment building

Monday, September 28, 2015
NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A gas leak forced 30 residents out of their Northeast Philadelphia apartment building Monday night.

The incident occurred shortly before 10:00 p.m. along the 9200 block of Blue Grass Road near Grant Avenue.
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Arriving fire crews discovered high readings and called for PGW.

Crews were able to get the situation under control around 11:00 p.m.

There is no word on what caused the leak.
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