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The gas line was shut off at Brookside Manor in Lansdale after the 4 p.m. blaze Saturday. The fire broke out in Building No. 9 on Brookside Drive, evacuating four buildings, NorthPennNow reports.
The gas has been out ever since, residents say.
Service was expected to be restored Tuesday morning, however, residents couldn't help but worry: A similar incident in March 2018 knocked heat to the units for nine days.
"This scenario is playing out exactly the same as last time," resident Jaclyn Scarborough-Raspanti wrote in Facebook group Citizens for the Revitalization of Lansdale.
Scarborough-Raspanti told Daily Voice residents were supplied with space heaters, but those didn't last long -- the fuses blew multiple times.
"I lost electricity several times yesterday," she said Tuesday. "We have to reset our circuit and basically only get a few hours of usage, so it's not really working very well at all. Also it feels really unsafe."
PECO told Eyewitness News Monday night they were waiting on the complex to repair gas lines so they could restore service, but a property spokesperson said they were waiting for PECO.
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