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29/08/2017
Homes Evacuated Following Gas Leak In Newtonards
A number of homes were evacuated in Newtownards, County Down, following a gas leak early this morning.
Emergency services responded to reports of a leak at Miller House apartments on Regent Street shortly after 8.30am on Tuesday 29 August.
The street was cordoned off and residents evacuated for a number of hours while the gas leak was investigated, which is understood to have been caused by a gas main damaged by road works.
The road has since reopened and residents have returned to their homes.
(MH)
Emergency services responded to reports of a leak at Miller House apartments on Regent Street shortly after 8.30am on Tuesday 29 August.
The street was cordoned off and residents evacuated for a number of hours while the gas leak was investigated, which is understood to have been caused by a gas main damaged by road works.
The road has since reopened and residents have returned to their homes.
(MH)
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