Georgia Tech lab deemed safe for reentry after report of gas leak

A Georgia Tech combustion lab was evacuated Friday morning after fire crews detected low levels of gas in the building.

The incident at the Aerospace Engineering Combustion Lab on Strong Street came a day after another report of a gas smell evacuated a dormitory on campus.

Possible gas leak at the Aerospace Engineering Combustion Lab, located at 625 Strong Street. Atlanta Fire Department is on scene. pic.twitter.com/m47WXpH9QS
— Georgia Tech Police (@GaTechPD) January 10, 2020

Gas to the research building was shut off and the lab was being ventilated Friday, according to Atlanta fire spokesman Sgt. Cortez Stafford. No injuries were reported.

Fire crews left the scene before 9 a.m.

Low level concentration of gas detected at 625 Strong St. #GATech Aerospace Engineering Building. It has been evacuated and gas to structure has been cut off. Ventilation and gas monitoring still in progress. No reports of injuries. Holding all units. #AFRD
— Atlanta Fire Rescue (@ATLFireRescue) January 10, 2020

“The levels of gas in the building dropped, so now Atlanta Gas Light and Georgia Tech officials are investigating the source of the leak,” Tech spokesman Joshua Stewart told AJC.com. “It’s isolated just to this one lab.”

The building was deemed safe for reentry after it was determined there was no gas leak, Stewart later confirmed. Normal operations have resumed.

The Atlanta Fire Department has cleared the scene at the Aerospace Engineering Combustion Lab, located at 625 Strong Street. It was determined not to be a gas leak. The occupants are allowed back into the building.
— Georgia Tech Police (@GaTechPD) January 10, 2020

No gas leak was found at the dorm Thursday. A resident of Hopkins Residence Hall reported smelling gas just before noon, and the four-story building was evacuated as a precaution.

Officials determined the smell was coming from a power generator that contractors were using on the roof.

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