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Mason County, W.Va., reports gas line leak near Kapp and Casto

Mason County E911 said a gas line leak was reported near Kapp and Casto, with fires burning, and told people to avoid the area and put out any fires.

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Mason County emergency dispatch in West Virginia issued a hazardous-materials warning Saturday evening reporting a gas line leak near Kapp, Casto and nearby areas1.

The IPAWS alert, sent at 5:19 p.m. EST, said fire was burning and instructed people to extinguish it, avoid the area and put out any fires1. The warning was listed as severe, immediate and observed, and was set to expire at 6:15 p.m. EST1.

The county did not name a cause, a company or whether anyone was injured. Independent news accounts were not yet attached to the alert1.

Sources

  1. Mason County WV E911AVOID AREA AND PUT OUT FIRES

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