Gas leak forces evacuation in Upper St. Clair

UPPER ST. CLAIR, Pa. — People are back in their homes after a gas leak forced an evacuation in Upper St. Clair on Wednesday.

The leak happened on Lesnett Street and the road was closed for hours between Wellington Drive and the McLaughlin Run roundabout.

The leak sent gas shooting into the air. The sight was shocking to neighbors who thought it was a water main break, shooting water.

Neighbor Zoey Weiner shared a video she shot when she went to leave her home. There was a fire truck blocking her in, and she turned and saw gas shooting into the air.

“I looked down the street and realize there was a geyser coming out of the ground, which looked like water. I said, ‘Is that water?’ and the water company said, “No, that’s gas,’” Weiner said.

11 News reached out to both Pennsylvanian American Water and People’s Gas. The water company said crews hit an unmarked gas line while repairing a water main.

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