Montgomery County

Reported Gas Leak Prompts Apartment Building Evacuations

A Montgomery County apartment building was evacuated after reports of a gas leak Friday evening.

The Hatboro Lofts on the 200-block of Jacksonville Road were evacuated just after 8 p.m. as a precaution.

PECO was called to the scene to investigate and determined that there was no leak, a resident had left a kitchen appliance on which caused a strong odor.

A firefighter that responded to the building was transported to Abington Hospital for an ankle injury. How he sustained the injury is unknown at this time.

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