At approx. 12:00 noon on September 4th 2007, one CHFD engine company responded to a reported gas leak in front of a home on Prince Drive, off Springdale Road. An additional report was received that work crews damaged the pipe while digging for utilities. When the engine arrived they found the workmen had bored through a pipe under a sidewalk and there was an active leaking gas line. CHFD crews secured the work site, checked the well being of the residents in the surrounding houses, and monitored the air for dangerous levels of the flammable gas. Some residents were temporarily displaced from their homes until the leak was secured by South Jersey Gas. CHFD firefighters continued to monitor the air in the area until gas fumes had dissipated and the air returned to safe levels. The incident was then turned over to South Jersey Gas to make the permanent repair. No injuries were reported.
