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Update: Residents were allowed back into their apartments shortly before 1 a.m. Saturday, Salt Lake City Fire Department officials tweeted. Officials added gas would be turned on later in the morning in a "a coordinated effort between agencies and building management." - - - - - -
SALT LAKE CITY — A gas leak at a Salt Lake City apartment building forced evacuations of hundreds Friday evening, officials said.
Residents at 4th West apartments, located at 255 N. 400 West, were evacuated close to 10 p.m. and sent across the street to West High School, according to Salt Lake City Fire Department officials. A Dominion Energy crew detected high levels of gas in the building, fire officials said.
The road was shut down between North Temple and 300 North.
A total of 496 units were evacuated and crews were working to systematically clear natural gas at about 11 p.m., which was expected to take 1-2 hours, according to fire officials.
Further information about the incident wasn’t immediately available. This story will be updated.
Contributing: Mehul Asher, KSL
