Several Washington County mobile homes were evacuated this afternoon due to a gas leak caused by a car crash.
State police said a stolen Oldsmobile crashed into a gas meter on Route 18 in Canton about 1:45 p.m. The driver,who ran from the scene, has not been found.
Canton Volunteer Fire Chief Dave Gump said 10 of the 35 homes in the Washington Estates trailer park were evacuated.
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Mr. Gump said firefighters pulled the car away from the meter so Columbia Gas workers could shut off the gas. He said between 10 and 15 people were put out of their homes for about two hours.
First Published: February 1, 2009, 12:45 a.m.
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