(Updated at 12:10 p.m.) The smell of natural gas has been reported in parts of the Westover neighborhood after a major leak.
The leak in a gas transmission line was first reported around 9:30 a.m. on the 1800 block of N. Lexington Street. Initial reports suggest that Arlington’s emergency dispatch center received reports of a gas smell in the nearby Westover library, Cardinal Elementary School and other locations as a result of the leak.
“It has come to our attention that there is a leak in a gas line up the street and there have been reports of a gas smell in pockets throughout the building, the principal of Cardinal Elementary wrote in an email to families. “We were told that the students are safe and it will be fixed soon.”
Washington Gas crews are now on scene working to repair the line. Firefighters are also standing by, just in case.
Units are on the scene of large natural gas leak in the 1800 BLK of N Lexington St. Individuals in the immediate area can expect an odor of gas as @washingtongas works to control the leak. pic.twitter.com/bFPAD2vtyG
— Arlington Fire & EMS (@ArlingtonVaFD) May 30, 2023