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Pipe damage and gas release causes scare on city centre construction project
The Liverpool Echo has reported that HSE are to launch an official investigation into a ”gas leak scare” in Liverpool city centre.
The public were evacuated amid fears of a gas explosion caused by the ruptured pipe. Liverpool Central station was closed throughout the incident. HSE confirmed formal investigation of incident as a dangerous occurrence with the potential to cause significant harm. A spokesman for the HSE said:
“The investigation will look at what happened, what caused the incident, and whether any company or individual is to blame.
It is reported that a gas pipe was “damaged by building rubble falling from a chute” used by contractors working on a building undergoing major transformation by developers Merepark.