Once neighbourhood on alert: gas leak causes school to close

Police and firemen worked together at the scene, following a gas leak at a construction site.

Police and firefighters evacuated a high school yesterday in the Once neighbourhood located along Jujuy Avenue at 200, after construction workers hit a pipe causing it to leak.

Traffic was also disrupted as streets around the construction site had to be closed. According to preliminary reports, a digger hit a major gas pipe causing fluid to escape. Neighbouring houses were also evacuated as a precaution, as officials at the scene feared an explosion.

Metrogas later informed the situation is under control, with staff working at the scene.

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