Buildings Evacuated In Northwest DC Due To Gas Leak Days After Explosion

First responders in DC were busy on Monday morning responding to another gas leak days after a similar instance led to a building being leveled and day care being forced to temporarily relocate.

DC Fire and EMS personnel at the scene.
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Zak Failla

01/29/2024 11:08 a.m.

Shortly before 9:30 a.m. on Jan. 29, DC Fire and EMS personnel were called to a reported outside gas leak in the area of 19th and Vernon Street NW after a construction worker accidentally hit an outside line.

The incident led to the evacuation of threatened buildings as a precaution, and windy conditions led to the odor of gas throughout the area, officials said.

Washington Gas crews were called to the scene and were still working to clamp the leak as of 10:30 a.m. on Monday morning. According to the agency, there is no indication of any gas presence in any adjacent buildings.

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