Crime & Safety

Gas Leak Probed in Lake Hiawatha Building

Line snapped inside business under construction, police said.

Parsippany Police report that just before 8:30 a.m. Friday, emergency responders headed to 146 N. Beverwyck Road, where a business under construction was experiencing a gas leak.

Department spokesperson Sgt. Yvonne Christiano said the problem turned out to be a gas line that snapped when an oven inside the building was pulled away from a wall.

New Jersey Natural Gas shut down the building's main gas meter to allow repairs to take place, Christiano said, adding that there were no injuries.

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Those responding to the scene included the police and the Lake Hiawatha District 4 Fire Company.


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