Phoenix Fire officials are asking people to avoid the area of 27th Avenue and Northern due to a hazardous material situation caused by a gas leak resulting from a collision.
Phoenix Fire officials are asking people to avoid the area of 27th Avenue and Northern.In a brief post to the department's X page, officials say there is a hazardous material situation in the area. Fire crews are also asking people to avoid an area that extends about a half mile from the intersection, in all directions.
In their statement, Phoenix Police officials say their officers were called to the scene at around 10:20 a.m. for a collision, and that the crash resulted in a gas leak, due to one of the vehicles striking a gas line in the area.Meanwhile, officials with Washington Elementary School District say the incident has resulted in all students and staff members at Washington Elementary School being evacuated to Palo Verde Middle School, located in the area of 39th Avenue and Orangewood."Parents are being notified, and reunification plans are being activated for families to pick up their students, if they choose," read a portion of the statement from school district officials.No injuries have been reported, according to Phoenix Police, but the area is "expected to be shut down for an extended period of time as the situation is resolved."
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