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 is the Managing Editor of NorthPennNow, PerkValleyNow, and CentralBucksNow. Email him at [email protected]. Tony graduated from Kutztown University, with a degree in English/Professional Writing and Electronic Media. He went on to serve as a reporter and editor for various news organizations, including Lansdale Patch/AOL and The Reporter in Lansdale. A fourth-generation Lansdalian, he attended North Penn High School, graduating in 1998. He's interviewed Jesse Spano, and the co-creator of The Joker, and is two degrees of separation from The King (of Rock).