Four people have been taken to hospital and nine homes were evacuated after a gas leak was discovered in Kendal.
Police were contacted at 11.55pm yesterday, April 4, by Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service, which had received reports of a gas leak in the area of Wattsfield Road.
As a precaution, nine homes were evacuated while enquires by fire officers and Cadent Gas were conducted. Four people were taken to hospital for treatment by North West Ambulance Service after reporting they were feeling unwell.
The gas leak has been identified and isolated, with seven of the nine properties deemed safe for evacuated residents to return.
A reception centre was activated for those who were evacuated, many of whom have now returned safely to their homes.
The initial gas leak was discovered due to a fully working and maintained carbon monoxide alarm in one of the affected homes.
