Leetonia gas leak cleared
LEETONIA — Village mayor Kevin Siembida was breathing a sigh of relief Thursday afternoon, 24 hours after a work crew caused a major gas leak.
As of around 4:30 p.m., he had been notified that all but 70 customers, mostly in neighboring Washingtonville, had their Columbia Gas service restored.
Officials were notified Wednesday afternoon that a third-party contractor for OmniFiber had struck a gas transmission line servicing both villages near Somer and Lisbon streets, resulting in an evacuation within 500 feet.
Siembida credited Leetonia fire for the swift response.
“It could have been a lot worse,” he said. “These things happen.”