Crime & Safety

UPDATED: Moorestown Mall, East Gate Shut Down for Gas Leak

The area has been evacuated and closed off while PSE&G works to fix the leak, police say.

UPDATE: The gas leak at the mall has been fixed and the mall should be reopening within the hour, according to authorities.
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The area by the Moorestown Mall and East Gate Square was evacuated and closed off early Tuesday morning due to a major natural gas leak by the mall.

Moorestown Police Lt. Lee Lieber said construction crews struck a gas main around 8:30 a.m. in the parking lot southwest of Macy’s.

Police, with assistance from the fire department and other local police, immediately evacuated the area, including the mall—which is now closed—and East Gate Square south of the mall (Michaels, Boston Market, Staples, etc.) because the wind was blowing in that direction.

Lieber said crews from PSE&G had arrived on scene and were working on the leak. However, they didn’t give any information on when the leak might be capped, he said.

No one was injured.

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