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Residents to return to homes after gas leak

Asha PatelEast Midlands
BBC Police in Copeland Avenue near Tevery Close. A number of police cars are parked at the side of the roads in a residential area, two cars are blocking access to Tevery Close and a fire service vehicle can be seen in the background of the image.BBC
Copeland Avenue and Tevery Close were closed while the gas was isolated, the fire service said

Residents who were evacuated from about 30 properties after a gas mains leak in Stapleford in Nottinghamshire, are to return to their homes, the fire service has said.

Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service said it was called to Tevery Close at 08:57 BST on Friday and the properties were evacuated as a "precautionary measure".

Firefighters said they had now "assisted Cadent and have been able to isolate the gas".

A fire service spokesperson said: "Residents will start returning to their properties imminently and emergency service crews will be leaving the scene shortly."

Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service An aerial view of Tevery Close and Copeland Avenue in Stapleford, Nottinghamshire where a number of fire service vehicles and police are at the scene following a gas leak. Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service
Five fire crews were called to the scene

The fire service previously said there had been "some speculation on social media around this being an explosion - we can confirm that this is a gas leak".

Five fire crews attended and Nottinghamshire Police was also called to the scene to assist the fire service.

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