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Students evacuated from Mountainview due to a reported strong natural gas odor

The Quinnipiac Chronicle · last updated

Quinnipiac University students were evacuated from the Mountainview Residence Hall due to an alleged gas leak around 1:40 p.m. Monday. 

Several residents noticed the odor and alerted Public Safety. 

“Due to the odor of natural gas at the Mountainview residence hall please remain clear of the area as Hamden fire investigates,” QU alerts wrote in a text and email at 1:51 p.m.

Several Hamden Fire Department trucks and Public Safety vehicles arrived at the scene to investigate. 

Students were let back in at 2:04 p.m., however some areas of the building still reported a strong odor. 

This is a developing story and will be updated once more information becomes available.

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