Massachusetts

Auburn Home Depot Reopens After Gas Leak Forces Evacuation

The fire department and Osterman Gas used a controlled burn outside of the Home Depot store to deplete the supply of propane

A controlled burn after a gas leak at the Home Depot in Auburn, Massachusetts, on July 13, 2021.
Auburn Fire Rescue

A Home Depot in Auburn, Massachusetts, reopened Wednesday morning after a gas leak forced it to close for several hours.

The store, located on Washington Street, was evacuated around 2 p.m. Tuesday and remained closed for the rest of the day due to a "propane incident" in the back of the building, the fire department said on Twitter.

The fire department and Osterman Gas used a controlled burn outside of the store to deplete the supply of propane.

In a tweet Wednesday morning, fire officials announced the store was reopening.

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