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Voorheesville Homes Evacuated After Man Purposely Cuts Gas Line, Police Say Voorheesville Homes Evacuated After Man Purposely Cuts Gas Line, Police Say
Voorheesville Homes Evacuated After Man Purposely Cuts Gas Line, Police Say A gas leak that forced the evacuation of several homes in the Capital District is being attributed to a mental health emergency, authorities said. Emergency crews in Albany County were called Monday afternoon, June 6, with a request for medical assistance at a home on Lexington Court in Voorheesville, according to the Albany County Sheriff’s Office. When medics arrived, they discovered a gas leak inside the home, prompting seven nearby homes to be evacuated out of precaution, police said. A crew from National Grid was dispatched to the scene and shut off the home’s gas supply, according to…

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by Michael Mashburn