Gas Leak Forces Evacuations at Trinity College

Eight buildings were evacuated

A gas leak forced evacuations on the Trinity College campus Tuesday.

An excavator being used as part of a renovation project struck a gas main just before 11 a.m. near Mather Quad, according to school officials.

Eight buildings were evacuated as a precaution. No one was injured.

Hartford firefighters and crews from Connecticut Natural Gas were called to the scene to cap the leak.

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