Residents Back Home After Chatham Gas Incident Prompts Evacuation of Several Houses

Residents back home after Chatham gas incident prompts evacuation of several houses

Emergency crews evacuated homes on Scane Street and part of Foster Street in Chatham Tuesday morning while workers from Enbridge tended to a gas venting incident, the municipality said in a news release issued late Tuesday morning.

Gas leak resolved in east-end Chatham: Officials

Some east-end Chatham residents were evacuated due to a natural gas leak in the Scane Street area Tuesday morning, Chatham-Kent police say.

Update: Gas leak that forced evacuation of some Chatham homes fixed

Everyone is allowed back home after a gas leak in Chatham forced some to evacuate.The leak was found coming from a lawn on Scane Street on Tuesday morning.According to the municipality, it was caused by a loose connection on an underground pipe. Chatham-Kent (CK) police had cordoned off multiple areas around the leak as a precaution while emergency crews worked to fix the issue. These barricades have since been removed.

Update: Gas incident in Chatham resolved, all residents have returned home

Update at 1:45 p.m. from the Municipality of Chatham-Kent: Municipal officials say the gas incident on Scane street in Chatham is now resolved. “Crews from Enbridge were able to locate the leak and stop it,” officials stated. “The leak was caused by a loose connection on an underground pipe. All residents have now returned to their homes and the loose connection is being repaired.” Chatham-Kent Fire & Emergency Services officials say repairs to …