Shropshire Star

'Strong smell of gas': This is what happened during incident at business park in Shrewsbury

Fire fighters were scrambled to a report of a gas leak at an office building in Shrewsbury.

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One crew from the county town's fire station went to the Alaska Building at Shrewsbury Business Park, in Sitka Drive at 11.23am on Wednesday.

A spokesperson for Shropshire Fire & Rescue Service said there were reports of a smell of gas within commercial premises, which they verified.

“Crews ventilated the property using a positive pressure ventilation fan due to a strong smell of gas. A gas monitor revealed no gas present.”

They added that advice has been given to occupiers to re-contact air conditioning engineer to investigate further.

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