Thursday, January 1, 2009

Gas leak causes 3-building evacuation in Secaucus

from: The Jersey Journal

>>The Secaucus Fire Department and PSE&G
received a report of a gas odor at 275 Hartz Way today at 11:35 a.m. After evacuating the buildings, the fire department found a two and a half inch ruptured gas main in the At Last Sportswear building said Mike Gonnelli, the deputy chief of the Secaucus Fire Department.

Gonnelli, who was on the scene, said that more than 100 people were evacuated from three connected buildings that are occupied by At Last Sportswear, Burlington Coat Factory and Equinix. The fire department shut down the gas mains, located the leak and ventilated the buildings. Gonnelli said there were no injuries.

At Last Sportswear employees were sent home for the day and Burlington Coat Factory and Equinix were back to work in an hour and a half, said Gonnelli.

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