HAWTHORNE, N.J. — Around 30 Hawthorne residents were briefly evacuated on New Year's Eve after a contractor working on a sewer line hit a gas main.
At the scene.
Photo Credit: Mark LouisA gas leak forced evacuations and closed part of Warburton Avenue in Hawthorne on New Year's Eve.
Photo Credit: Joshua JongsmaPolice closed Warburton Avenue between Forest and Hawthorne avenues. Firefighters from Glen Rock and North Haledon remained on standby.
No one was injured, Hawthorne Fire Chief Joe Speranza said.
Police advised drivers to plan alternate routes.
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