BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) - City officials in Bethlehem are honoring a newspaper carrier who alerted authorities last week to a gas leak he noticed in the early morning hours.
The Express-Times of Easton says (https://bit.ly/2jb2X30 ) Mayor Bob Donchez on Tuesday thanked David Buss for his quick thinking in calling 911 after he heard the hissing of a leaking line and smelled the odor of gas at around 3 a.m. on Dec. 28.
Buss delivers the Easton paper and The Morning Call of Allentown.
The mayor says Buss’ actions may have averted a catastrophe.
Emergency responders found a growing sinkhole, along with leaks from a water main and gas line.
More than 20 homes were evacuated, and a gas company worker was hurt when he fell into the expanding sinkhole.
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Information from: The (Easton, Pa.) Express-Times, https://www.lehighvalleylive.com
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