Gas line break prompts evacuation at University of Kansas School of Medicine

Two buildings at the University of Kansas School of Medicine in Kansas City were evacuated Monday after construction crews ruptured a gas line in the area, according to a KMBC news report.

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Officials said the A.R. Dykes Library and the Hemenway Life Sciences Innovation Center, both located on the University of Kansas Medical Center’s campus, were evacuated, according to the report.  

Hospital officials told KMBC the incident did not affect patient care at University of Kansas Medical Center.

The gas line was capped not long after the break, and people will be allowed to return to the evacuated buildings once utility crews finish work on the line, according to the report. 

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