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Published: January 19, 2008 01:12 am    print this story  

Gas leak forces IU Southeast evacuations

By TARA HETTINGER
Tara.Hettingert@newsandtribune.com

IU Southeast evacuated 50 to 60 people from two buildings on campus because of natural gas leak Friday morning.

A main gas line was severed by construction on the new residential halls around 10 a.m., said Jenny Johnson Wolf, director of university communication and special assistant to the chancellor.

She said there was an odor of gas in both Knobview Hall and the Paul W. Ogle Center buildings, so staff and students were evacuated and moved to the University Center.

Vectren Corp. was able to repair the broken gas line. Wolf said air handlers were used to remove the existing odor in the buildings.

Both buildings were opened back up just after noon. No one reported any injuries as a result of the leak.

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New Albany firefighters converge outside the Paul W. Ogle Center on the campus of IU Southeast Friday morning after a gas leak was detected near the building. About 50 students and faculty were evacuated from Knobview and the Ogle Center as a precaution. Staff photo by Kevin McGloshen None/ (Click for larger image)


Jenny Johnson Wolf, director of university relations, answers questions from reporters outside the University Center South Friday morning. Staff photo by Kevin McGloshen None/ (Click for larger image)



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