Morningside Heights gas leak prompts evacuations

Name: Morningside Heights gas leak prompts evacuations
Uploaded: 2025-04-30T21:43:05Z
Duration: 1 min 56 s
Description: Seven buildings were evacuated and the 1 train was briefly suspended after construction workers struck a gas line during excavation work near Broadway and 122nd Street in Morningside Heights. The FDNY says the leak, which was reported just before 11 a.m., was brought under control within about an hour. FOX 5’s Meredith Gorman reports live from the scene.

Seven buildings were evacuated and the 1 train was briefly suspended after construction workers struck a gas line during excavation work near Broadway and 122nd Street in Morningside Heights. The FDNY says the leak, which was reported just before 11 a.m., was brought under control within about an hour. FOX 5’s Meredith Gorman reports live from the scene.

Posted April 30, 2025 5:43pm EDT