Video shows possible burn-off at Delco refinery, as odor reported across region
Multiple emergency agencies in Delaware and Delaware County are receiving reports of an unexplained odor on Thursday.
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Multiple emergency agencies in Delaware and Delaware County are receiving reports of an unexplained odor on Thursday.
Early Thursday morning, emergency response agencies in the area reported being aware of the odor and were investigating the matter. Turns out the smell was coming from the refinery in Trainer, Pennsylvania.
A spokesperson said a private contractor struck a gas main near the 18th and Olney intersection as part of an ongoing PGW pipeline improvement project.
Philadelphia firefighters say it could take a few hours to get a gas line that exploded Thursday morning.
Residents returned to their homes on the 6700 block of Paschall Avenue in Southwest Philadelphia Thursday evening after a gas leak forced them to evacuate.
Washington Township police say a gas leak that led to evacuations of homes on Mulberry, Pembrook and Benner roads has been contained.
Several Gloucester County families are returning to their homes after being evacuated during a gas main break. it happened around noon along Pembrook Road in Washington Township. Brandon Goldner reports at the scene where the evacuation happened.
Police said a gas leak was reported on the University of Delaware campus in Newark on Tuesday.
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No one was injured after a forced evacuation in Yeadon, Pa. was ordered due to a gas leak and a tree that fell on powerlines Saturday afternoon.
Two people were hospitalized and 23 people were evacuated from their homes.
The lawsuit alleges the Texas-based company TransChem USA is responsible for illnesses related to the leak.
There's a hazmat situation happening in Gloucester County.
It's unclear what caused the leak.
Crews are looking for a cause.
The gas main break has now been cleared.
A gas leak along a Pennsylvania pipeline has some on edge tonight, renewing concerns about potential dangers.
Authorities are investigating a possible gas leak at a church in Delaware County.
A sinkhole with an active gas leak forced the evacuation of about 20 homes in Bethlehem.
Officials say the natural gas leak was found on an exterior wall at a home.
It was reported around 9:00 a.m. Tuesday morning at 7 East Lancaster Avenue.
Around 9:42 a.m., firefighters were called to the 6400 block of Castor Avenue for reports of fumes.
It happened on the 1300 blocked of Veterans Highway in Levittown Sunday afternoon.
Officials say around 10:56 a.m. Monday a call came in for a gas leak at Parkers Mill Boulevard and Kirby Court.
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