No Injuries Reported, Residents Back in Homes Following Evacuation
ATTLEBORO — Chief Scott Lachance reports that the Attleboro Fire Department responded to an outside gas leak at an Attleboro housing complex Thursday afternoon.
At approximately 3 p.m., firefighters were dispatched to 80 South Avenue, an Attleboro Housing Authority complex, for a report of a gas leak.
Upon arrival, firefighters located a ruptured pipe that was leaking on the outside of a maintenance garage attached to one of the apartment buildings. The fire department immediately ordered that the complex’s six buildings be evacuated out of an abundance of caution.
The initial investigation indicates that a city landscaping crew was cutting the grass at the complex when a lawnmower struck and ruptured the gas pipe near a meter.
No injuries were reported and firefighters checked to make sure that no gas had gone into any of the buildings.
Eversource responded to the scene and shut the gas off and began working on repairing the pipe.
After firefighters ensured that it was safe to do so, residents were allowed back into their homes after about an hour. No residents are expected to be displaced as a result of the incident, however they will be without gas until the repair is made.
Attleboro Housing Authority officials also responded to the scene.
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