GAS LEAK IN HILLTOWN

Care and Share Thrift Shoppe closes due to gas leak Thursday afternoon

Hilltown Township Fire Co. and Hilltown Township Police responded to the scene.

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Thursday, June 6, 2024

Police line. Photo by James Short.

Hilltown Township Fire Co. and Hilltown Township Police responded to the scene.

A gas leak closed down the Care and Share Thrift Shoppes on Route 113 in Hilltown Township Thursday afternoon, according to NBC10, and is expected to reopen on Friday.

First responders arrived to the scene shortly before 5:30 p.m. Thursday, after someone in the store reported smelling gas.

Sgt. Robert Ryan of Hilltown Township Police told NBC10 that emergency crews will remain on scene until the gas company repairs the leak.

Care and Share Thrift Stores shared on Instagram that it will reopen Friday.

Responding units included Hilltown Township Police, Perseverance Fire Company, Silverdale Vol. Fire Company, Telford Vol. Fire Company, and VMSC Emergency Medical Services.

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Tony Di Domizio

Tony Di Domizio is the Managing Editor of NorthPennNow, PerkValleyNow, and CentralBucksNow, and a staff writer for WissNow. Email him at [email protected]. Tony graduated from Kutztown University and went on to serve as a reporter and editor for various news organizations, including Patch/AOL, The Reporter in Lansdale, Pa., and The Morning Call in Allentown, Pa. He was born and raised in and around Lansdale and attended North Penn High School. Lansdale born. St. Patrick's Day, 1980.