Cattaraugus County issued an Extreme hazardous-materials warning Friday afternoon for a natural gas leak on Cadiz Road in Franklinville, New York, according to an Integrated Public Alert and Warning System message¹.

The wireless alert told people to avoid Cadiz Road between Bakerstand and Route 98¹. The county coded the event as a Hazardous Materials Warning (HMW), with urgency listed as Immediate and certainty as Observed¹.

The first notice in this filing was sent at 1:17 p.m. EDT on Friday, Oct. 23, and was set to expire at 3:17 p.m. EDT¹.

At 2:42 p.m. EDT Friday the county issued an IPAWS Local Area Emergency headed "Update: Natural Gas Leak Cadiz Rd Franklinville," also Extreme, Immediate and Observed, listed to expire at 3:42 p.m. EDT. The update's instruction field was blank.

Cause, injuries and whether the road remained closed were not stated in the county messages¹. Independent news accounts of the leak were not available at filing.

Sources

1. Cattaraugus CountyNatural Gas Leak Cadiz Rd FranklinvilleOct 23, 1:17 PM

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