Shelter in Place for Long Island Town Due to Gas Leak: Officials

Flames shoot into the air from propane tank on Long Island

A neighborhood on Long Island was told to shelter in place after flames shot high into the air from a propane tank.

Bellmore neighborhood under shelter-in-place order after propane leaks at filling station

Firefighters and hazardous materials crews are attempting to stop the leak from a valve on a 1,150-gallon cylinder, the authorities said.

Shelter in place for Long Island town due to gas leak: officials

BELLMORE, N.Y. (PIX11) — A shelter-in-place order was put in effect for Bellmore residents as firefighters tried to contain a gas leak at a nursery on Memorial Day. Bellmore firefighters were sent to a propane leak just before 6 p.m. Monday at a filling station inside Island Greenery Garden Center on Bellmore Avenue. Officials said [...]