Lebanon Valley College residence hall evacuated
About 12 students had to leave the building
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Chris Feaver, chrisfeaver@ldnews.com Published 3:20 p.m. ET Jan. 24, 2018 | Updated 3:56 p.m. ET Jan. 24, 2018
Kiersten Merkel, a senior from Reading, studies outside on the academic quad at Lebanon Valley College last April.(Photo: File photo)
A residence hall on the campus of Lebanon Valley College was briefly evacuated Wednesday afternoon due to a suspicious odor.
An odor of gas was first reported at about 2:04 p.m. Annville-Cleona and Ono fire departments first responded.
About 72 people live in the building, but only about 12 students had to be evacuated, according to Tom Hanrahan, director of college relations at Lebanon Valley College.
The students were allowed to return to the building by 3 p.m. after UGI Utilities and Annville Fire Department officials completed an inspection.
A UGI Utilities official told Hanrahan the odor was not gas related. The smell may have come from a passing train, he said.
Fire officials said they would monitor the situation for the next 24 hours.
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