Construction site cleared after gas leak capped

By Office of Communications on Sept. 15, 2014, 8:37 a.m.

A backhoe struck a gas line at the Lakeside graduate housing construction site at about 8:06 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 15. Construction workers in the area were evacuated. There were no injuries. 

The Princeton Fire Department, the University's Department of Public Safety and PSE&G responded to the incident. The gas was shut off at 8:24 a.m. and the site was cleared shortly thereafter.

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