Natural gas leak forces Berkley High School in the “Shelter in place” mode “

A natural gas leak causes disorders in the area of ​​the Berkley High School and the Kana Lutheran Church in the municipality of Berkley, Michigan.

The Berkley Department of Public Safety Crews and vehicles edit street blocks in the region while the energy crews repair consumers. The repairs could be continued overnight, according to a message that was published by the city on Wednesday afternoon. After completing the repairs, the restoration work begins.

There were no evacuations, although the Berkley High School had released the students at an early stage.

What happened?

The break took place during the planned construction work in the municipality of Oakland County.

School officials said on the High School Social Media accounts that a tree team connected the plumber in the city infrastructure near the intersection of Catalpa Drive and Henley when the break took place on Wednesday morning.

Reaction of the high school

The Berkley High School initially reacted with “protection in place” and held the students inside. Students who had to go to other classes or appointments could do this through the office. The outside air handling units were switched off to prevent gas from getting into the school building.

Due to the disruption of the repair work, the officials of the city officials decided that the Berkley High School officers cancel the lessons on Wednesday afternoon, and the students were released for the day at 12:45 p.m.

Road closures

In the meantime there are some road closures. These communications for Wednesday afternoon are as follows:

• Catalpa is closed from Coolidge to Hamilton.
• Henley is closed from Sunnyknoll to Dorothea.

“Please avoid the area up to further,” said the Department of Public Security.