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Posted: 8:58 PM Nov 19, 2009
Gas Leak Forces Evacuation at Portsmouth Day Care Center
A gas leak forced an evacuation Thursday morning at a Day Care Center in Portsmouth, Ohio.
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PORTSMOUTH, Ohio (WSAZ) – A gas leak forced an evacuation Thursday morning at a Day Care Center in Portsmouth, Ohio.
The director at the Scioto Christian West End Day Care said a bus driver smelled gas.
The gas company said everyone should leave the building.
A leak from an old faulty valve was found outside the center.
15 to 20 preschoolers and about 10 staff members were evacuated, the children were all eventually sent home with their parents.
The director says no one was injured or got ill because of the leak, adding that the day care center will re-open Friday.
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