Multiple Buildings Evacuated After Natural Gas Leak In North Shore

By: KDKA-TV News Staff

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Pittsburgh firefighter and gas crews responded to a gas leak in a building on the North Shore last night.

Crews arrived at the site of the gas leak around 8:30 p.m. around the intersection of Hope Street and River Avenue.

Crews evacuated two nearby unoccupied buildings and the Lighthouse Artspace, where the Immersive Van Gogh exhibit will be held, as a precaution.

"No visiting members of the public were inside at the time," Pittsburgh Public Safety said.

The gas leak was contained and brought to control around 9 p.m. Saturday.

There were no reported injuries.

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