'Gas leak' closes Oswestry town centre road
A suspected gas leak today closed a main street in Oswestry, bringing the centre of the town to a standstill.
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service was called to the scene on Church Street at around 8.25am.
The road was closed off from Red Square to The Cross, with crowds of workers gathering at both ends of the street.
The road was reopened at lunchtime as work continued to find the source of the leak.
A smell of gas was reported to be coming from the pavement, with fire fighters attending to it. They were investigating an area between the Nat West Bank and William Hill bookmakers.
Wayne Griffiths, Wales & West Utilities gas emergency services manager for Oswestry said: “We were alerted to reports of a smell of gas at a property on Church Street in Oswestry this morning and immediately sent an engineer to the scene."
However, he added: “The smell does not appear to be related to the gas network. We are continuing to work alongside the emergency services and other utilities to resolve this situation.”
Earlier traffic was backed up in the town, with delays on a number of roads in the area.
