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Oct 2021
Harrogate gas leak: cause still not revealed as roadworks continue
Northern Gas Networks has yet to reveal what caused the leak that left 3,000 Harrogate homes without gas last weekend.
Gas could be smelled for miles around following the incident at the Ripon Road roadworks near the Hydro leisure centre. Thousands of electric fan heaters, electric hobs and food vouchers were distributed to residents in the Jennyfields area.
An emergency hub opened at the Styan Community Centre to help those affected.
One week on, the cause remains unknown and the roadworks, which were initially due to last for four weeks from September 6, are still ongoing.
John Richardson, director of customer operations at Northern Gas Networks, said a "full investigation" would take place after a new pipe was laid.
He said:
A spokesperson for North Yorkshire County Council, the highways authority, said:
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