South Philadelphia gas leak forces 17 from homes

South Philadelphia gas leak forces 17 from homes

 

 

Posted: Jan 20, 2015 6:03 AM EST Updated: Jan 20, 2015 6:03 AM EST 

 

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A natural gas leak forced 17 residents out of their homes overnight in South Philadelphia.

Officials say a gas main broke in the basement of a Snyder Avenue apartment building around 2:40 a.m. Tuesday, affecting six homes. No injuries were reported.

Crews fixed the 4-inch main in about two hours, but seven residents remained at a South Philadelphia High School warming station while gas levels dissipated.

SEPTA buses were rerouted from the area.

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SOUTH PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- 

 

Seventeen residents were being allowed back in their homes early Tuesday after a natural gas leak forced evacuations in a South Philadelphia neighborhood.

It started at 2:45 a.m. Tuesday when a passerby phoned the fire department about a noxious smell in the 1300 block of Snyder Avenue

Firefighters arriving on the scene noticed the smell and evacuated six homes.

Utility crews discovered a 4-inch main had ruptured beneath the street.

Work began immediately, and repairs were completed within a couple of hours.

All residents back in their homes by 6:00 a.m. No injuries were reported.

There was no immediate word what caused the main to rupture.