A reported underground gas leak Tuesday evening caused the partial shut down of intersection at 23rd and H streets, while firefighters and representatives from Washington Gas inspected the area surrounding Fulbright Hall.
Firefighters arrived on the scene at around 7:45 p.m., left at around 8:30 p.m., and then came back to the scene about 30 minutes later. Representatives from Washington Gas, a company that provides natural gas to D.C. residents, arrived at around 9 p.m.
A campus advisory was posted at 10:04 p.m. advising students of the natural gas leak, but stating Fulbright Hall, located at 2223 H St., was “deemed safe.”
“GWPD and Facilities personnel will remain onsite until Washington Gas has cleared the situation,” the advisory said.’
In September, the same intersection was closed after a gas leak was reported. That incident prompted the evacuation of Fulbright Hall, but no evacuation occurred this time.
Firefighters on the scene declined to comment and department spokesman Pete Piringer did not respond to questions Tuesday evening.
