Middletown Target Store Evacuated for Gas Leak
The Target store in Middletown was evacuated on Sunday for a gas leak.
Shoppers calmly left the store after being told to leave without explanation by store personnel around 12 noon as a number of fire trucks and other emergency personnel arrived. Nearly 200 customers and employees are estimated to have been evacuated.
The Monmouth County Police,Fire & EMS Facebook reports that store employees reported the smell of gas in the store on Route 35. New Jersey Natural Gas has reported at least 2 broken lines.
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Laurie Cataldo contributed to this report