FOUR fire crews were called out to a gas leak in Oakridge overnight.
Three engines from Basingstoke as well as a specialist unit attended were called out at around 1.30am (Saturday, December 14) by police after engineers were concerned over high readings.
The fire brigade say the leak was caused by a gas leak on the main pipe into the premises.
*01:30* H01P8 mobilised alongside H01P6, H01P7 and H01R1 also from @Basingstoke_01 to a Gas Incident in #Oakridge.
— Basingstoke RDS (@BasingstokeRDS) December 14, 2019
There was nobody in the building at the time, with the fire brigade making the scene safe before handing the scene over to Southern Gas Networks.
A spokesperson for Hampshire Fire and Rescue service said: "We had a call at 1.31am, it came in from the police.
"It was a gas leak and there was gas engineers on site and they were concerned about high readings. Three engines from Basingstoke attended and a specialist unit. The stop message came in at 5.09am.
"We made the scene safe and handed it over to Southern Gas Networks. Nobody was in the property overnight."
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