Gas Line Hit Near UConn Dairy Bar

STORRS, CT — The area around the UConn Dairy bar was closed off on Thursday after a contractor hit a gas line while working at the scene of a previous fire.

University of Connecticut officials said that at about 11 a.m. on Thursday, a contractor working at the site of a barn fire accidentally hit a gas line.

UConn spokeswoman Stephanie Reitz said there was never a danger to the public, but the area was closed off immediately for precautionary reasons near the Jones Building and the Dairy Bar.

The scene was clear at 3:17 p.m., Reitz said.

The worst part of the whole scene was closing the Dairy Bar off at lunchtime. Some other buildings were evacuated, officials said.

The fire at the agriculture barn broke out early last month. See the account of the incident here. A contractor was at the site on Thursday as part of the cleanup efforts.

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