Crime & Safety
Homes Evacuated After Gas Leak
Police: Storm-related incident temporarily displaced homeowners.
Saturday night’s storms caused participants at the village's first Relay For Life to seek shelter during the outdoor event, and they also created a bit of chaos for one Romeoville neighborhood.
Assistant Police Chief Steve Lucchesi said officers were called out to assist Romeoville firefighters with a tree on fire on Abbeywood Drive late Saturday, adding a lightning strike likely caused the blaze.
A natural gas leak in the area also prompted officials to evacuate eight to 10 homes on Abbeywood shortly after midnight, Lucchesi said.
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Nicor crews respaired the leak, and homeowners were permitted to return to their homes just before 6 a.m., police said.
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