Active Gas Line Cut In Abandoned Home; Copper Thieves Suspected

In Attleboro, Massachusetts, The Sun Chronicle reports:

• Thieves looking for copper plumbing could have accidentally cut a propane gas line inside an abandoned house on County Street Monday night. Detective James Cote said Tuesday that evidence in the abandoned duplex ... indicates thieves broke into the duplex looking for copper tubing, and cut the line not realizing it was an active gas line. [...] The detective said the duplex, which is at least 50 yards from the nearest house, has been abandoned for some time.

• The leak ... was reported about 6:15 p.m. Monday by a Bay State Gas employee who was working in the area, according to police. Police and fire officials had to evacuate three nearby homes for about an hour and close a section of County Street around the area of the leak.

For more, see Police: Gas line could have been cut by thieves.

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