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November 2, 2007

Gas leak at Coventry School reported, resolved

COVENTRY — A gas leak caused by a badly rusted pipe attached to a heating unit forced the temporary evacuation of about 50 people at the Our Lady of Czestochowa School just before noon, but everyone has since been allowed back in, the police said.

Roughly six to eight maintenance workers were repairing the school’s roof at 222 MacArthur Blvd. near the rusted pipe, causing it to give way around 11:36 a.m., said Central Coventry Chief Robert Setlzer.

No one was hurt. Central Coventry Fire District and Anthony District were called to scene. National Grid shut off the gas, Seltzer said.

The pipe and heating unit should be replaced by Monday, Seltzer said.

Firefighters determined the building was gas-free and warm enough for students to return.

-- Journal staff writer Lisa Vernon-Sparks

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