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Story by Sandy Giordano, Beaver County Radio News Correspondent
(Hopewell Twp., Pa.) Peoples Gas and Hopewell firefighters were called to the Hopewell High School on Longvue Avenue around 8:30 AM Friday morning for reports of a gas smell. The school was evacuated due to a gas leak. High school classes are cancelled for the day.
Dr. Robert Kartychak, Hopewell School District superintendent reported that a gas leak at the high school was detected around 8 a.m. Students were bused to the junior high school and sent home for the day.
The superintendent reported the Peoples Gas and the fire department responded quickly.
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