
A second alarm hazmat situation due to a large gas leak forced the evacuation of several homes in the area of South Road in North Hampton on Sunday afternoon.
The gas leak was reported at AbenaquiCarriers at 38 South Road at 2:30 p.m., according to emergency radio broadcasts. A large gas tank was actively leaking. A large area between Route 1 and Route 151 was evacuated.
The situation was declared under control around 3:30 p.m., and some mutual aid companies were being released.
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