Gas Line Struck by Contractor at Washingtonville DPW Sewer Plant
By GARY HEARN, Correspondent | July 17, 2020 | NEW YORK
Story No. 072020101
Photo by GARY HEARN
Photo by GARY HEARN
Photo by GARY HEARN
Washingtonville, NY - At 2:06 P.M. on July 17th, the Washingtonville Fire Department was dispatched for a report of a gas leak at the Village of Washingtonville DPW Sewer Plant. Upon arrival, fire department personnel found that a Village contractor had struck a gas line while driving a steak into the ground. Fire Department personnel checked the exposed building for a build up of natural gas, with negative results and stood-by with a charged hose line until Orange and Rockland Gas responded, shut down the gas line and the scene was declared safe.
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