Crime & Safety
Firefighters Respond to Gas Leak on Valley Road
Contractors stuck a gas line on Sunday night, through
A gas line was struck on Valley Road, near the Delta gas station and across from the Veteran's Administration Medical Center on Sunday night causing home evacuations.
"The Liberty Corner Fire Company responded with two engines and a rescue truck
to stand by in the event of a fire," said Marc Friedman, First Assistant Chief of the Liberty Corner Fire Company.
Nearby residences were evacuated, according to Friedman, as utilities workers from PSE&G dug up the gas line.
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"After about 2 hours, the line was dug up by PSE&G and the line pinched off to stop the leak," Friedman said. No fire was reported.
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