Gas Leak Leads To Evacuation In Upper St. Clair

UPPER ST. CLAIR, Pa. — (WPXI) – People are back in their homes after a gas leak forced an evacuation in Upper St. Clair on Wednesday. The leak happened on Lesnett Street and the road was closed for hours between Wellington Drive and the McLaughlin Run roundabout. The leak sent gas shooting into the air, the sight was shocking to neighbors who thought it was a water main break shooting water. Neighbor Zoey Weiner shared a video she shot this morning when she went to leave her home. There was a fire truck blocking her in, and she turned and saw gas shooting into the air. “I looked down the street and realize there was a geyser coming out of the ground, which looked like water. I said, ‘Is that water?’ and the water company said, “No, that’s gas,’” Weiner said. Pennsylvania American Water said crews hit an unmarked gas line while repairing a water main.