Gas leak leads to apartment evacuation on Elm St
Heard on: Lackawanna County Dispatch & Gold Channel (Mid-Valley Area)
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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to reports of a possible gas or carbon monoxide leak affecting several apartments near Elm Street and South Valley Avenue in Olyphant, Pennsylvania. Elevated readings were detected in one unit and in areas above and around it, prompting an evacuation and search for the gas shutoff. Police temporarily closed the nearby roadway while firefighters worked to contain the leak.
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