Students sent home after a natural gas leak at Pontiac Township High School

PONTIAC (25News Now) — The all-clear has been given for classes to resume Wednesday at Pontiac Township High School a day after a construction crew hit a natural gas line.

The leak was reportedly shortly before 10 a.m. Tuesday in the area of the 1100 Indiana Avenue and 900 Elm Street, near the high school’s pool and the Pontiac Recreational Center, according to a fire department release.

The gas line supplied the natatorium and rec center, but not the high school. Still, administrators said they called off classes for the rest of the day as a precaution.

School officials said it’s safe for everyone to return to school on Wednesday. The gas line has been shut off so crews can safely repair it.

It’s also safe for the pool and rec center to open again, but the pool’s heat is still affected, school officials said.

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