TRAVEL ALERT: Major road closed after gas leak in Washington

By The Newsroom
Published 3rd Feb 2009, 14:55 BST
Updated 8th Jun 2018, 00:55 BST
POLICE have closed a major road near the Washington roundabout after contractors working on a farm cut through the gas main.

Work is being carried out at East Clayton Farm in Storrington Road, Washington (the A283) to transform a barn into a community meeting place.

But work came to a halt at lunchtime today (Tuesday, February 3) when contractors severed the gas main.

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Police, the ambulance service and firefighters all attended the farm after the incident was reported at 12.25pm.