Nashua Firefighters Respond To Gas Leak Inside Home

NASHUA, NH — Nashua Fire Rescue was dispatched to Drury Lane to assist Liberty Utilities with ventilating gas from a residence on Sunday.

When Nashua firefighters arrived at about 6 p.m, Liberty Utilities was in the process of shutting off gas to a unit in the Glenn Abbey complex due to an active gas leak. Firefighters set up multiple fans to ventilate the unit and continued to check gas level readings in the original unit and surrounding units.

Several occupants in the section of connected townhouse-style buildings were outside while firefighters worked on ventilating. A short time later, a request was made for Nashua police to respond.

Nashua Deputy Chief Kevin Kerrigan verified firefighters requested police when they discovered a discharged firearm was the cause of the gas leak. He said a man was reportedly cleaning a gun, it accidentally discharged, and struck the gas line.

Firefighters remained at the scene for about an hour and police remained at the scene investigating the incident.

No information has been provided from Nashua police at this time.

As additional information becomes available, Nashua Patch will update this post.

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