Contact:
Brian Morrin
Public Information Officer
717-840-2915

Date: 01/05/2010

Gas Outage Prompts Dover Township Voluntary Evacuation

(Dover Township) – Approximately 9:00 a.m., a construction vehicle hit a gas line along Tower Dr. in Dover Township. Gas has been shut off in the area. The fire department is going door to door notifying residents of the temporary outage. There are approximately 60 residences affected by the outage. The following streets are impacted at this time: Rock Creek Dr., Dunbarton Dr., and Wyndgate Dr. The gas line is expected to be repaired and service restored around 3:00 p.m. this afternoon.

Due to the outage and cold temperatures, Dover Township officials have opened a shelter for residents impacted by the power outage. The shelter is at the Dover Township Community Center, 3700 Davidsburg Rd., Dover Township.