Homes evacuated after vehicle crashes into West Midlands home causing gas leak
Emergency services were responding to an incident in Shrewsbury on Saturday after a vehicle collided with a property in Shrewsbury, causing a gas leak.
West Mercia Police said a number of home had been evacuated after a vehicle collided with a property on Upper Road in Shrewsbury.
The incident, which happened at around 1.38pm on Saturday, November 14, resulted in a “confirmed gas leak”.
A spokesperson for West Mercia Police said: “A number of nearby homes have been evacuated as a precaution, and a cordon is in place.
“A refuge area has been established at Meole Brace Bowling Club for those temporarily evacuated and unable to access their homes.
“Hereford Road is currently closed while emergency services carry out their work.”
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