Colt Manufacturing evacuated after gas leak

Updated: Friday, 09 Sep 2011, 11:54 AM EDT
Published : Friday, 09 Sep 2011, 11:54 AM EDT

West Hartford, Conn. (WTNH) - More than 100 workers at Colt Manufacturing in West Hartford had to be evacuated Friday morning after dangerous levels of gas filled the building.

A forklift knocked a heating unit to the floor around 8:15 a.m., causing natural gas to escape from a pipe.

The man gas line was turned off as a precaution.

No one was hurt and everyone returned to work a short time later.

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Colt Manufacturing evacuated after gas leak

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