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UNCG Students Being Allowed Back In Class After Gas Leak

Crews are responding to a gas leak at the nursing building construction site at UNCG.

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Crews responded to a gas leak at the nursing building construction site at UNCG.

Students were allowed back to class. At one point, nine buildings had to be evacuated:

- Stone

- Forney

- Foust

- Eberhart

- Petty

- Taylor

- Brown

- Moore Nursing

- Sullivan Science

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Officials with the school says the incident was isolated. Crews with the gas company were on scene for two hours and assessed the damage, and fixed the line that was hit.

A UNCG spokesperson said the University turned the gas off as soon as it happened, and evacuated out of an abundance of caution.

UNCG officials say the student evacuation lasted for approximately 25 minutes.  

Greensboro Fire says a construction worker hit a gas line. 

This is a developing story. Check back for updates. 

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