Gas leak forces evacuation of Trumbull County credit union
VIENNA — Dominion East Ohio gas responded to the roadway in front of 717 Credit Union on Youngstown-Kingsville Road near state Route (new) 82 for a severe natural gas leak this afternoon that resulted in evacuation of the credit union, Trumbull County 911 reported.
Sewer-line workers were nearby and detected a gas odor and called 911 at 2:39 p.m. The leak brought firefighters and others to the scene to help with traffic control.
The northbound lanes of Youngstown-Kingsville were closed for about an hour, but one northbound lane reopened at 3:46 p.m. The gas was shut off by 4:19 p.m. according to Trumbull 911.
21 WFMJ-TV, the Vindicator’s broadcast partner, said the credit union will reopen Saturday.