Families evacuated over gas leak in Belfast

About 25 families spent the night outside their homes after a gas leak in north Belfast.

About 25 families spent the night outside their homes after a gas leak in north Belfast.

Fire service personnel received a call at about 7.30pm last night that a manhole was on fire on Rosapenna Street, and they found a strong smell of gas.

Initially 35 families left their homes while fire-fighters working with staff from Phoenix Gas monitored the situation.

There was a particular build-up of gas in some houses. Some of the families were allowed back into their homes but 25 families spent the night in a local community centre.

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