SPRINGDALE, Pa. — Dozens of residents were evacuated from a Springdale high-rise Tuesday evening because of a gas leak.
Emergency crews were called to Springdale Manor along Pittsburgh Street around 7:45 p.m.
Emergency officials said the leak started in the first-floor boiler room.
An evacuation order was issued and firefighters and police officers went door to door getting people out of this building’s close to 90 units.
People were kept warm on a bus and inside some neighboring businesses.
They were let back into their homes around 10 p.m.
“Everyone was kept warm. We had multiple EMS agencies on scene. Everyone is back in their units without any injury,” Springdale Police Chief Derek Dayoub said.
Allegheny County Housing Authority maintenance was able to get the gas leak repaired.
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