Gas Leak Creates Tense Moments at Hospital

Gas Leak Creates Tense Moments at Hospital


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(KSL News) -- A lot of people experienced some tense moments this evening at the Jordan Valley Hospital.

A track hoe pierced a 3-inch natural gas line and sent a lot of the highly flammable gas into the air.

73 patients were inside the hospital, but crews determined there was no reason to evacuate them.

It took crews an hour and a half to cap the line.

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