The incident happened on Somerset Street near Little Albany Avenue in New Brunswick, when a contractor apparently damaged a gas main located under the ambulance entrance ramp to Robert Wood Johnson's emergency room around 2 p.m.
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The break prompted authorities to temporarily evacuate nearby schools as a precaution, though New Brunswick Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Aubrey Johnson said all students were safe.
"Because of a gas leak in the vicinity of our Lincoln School Annex at 165 Somerset Street, all students in that building were - as part of our district's safety protocol - evacuated to the Lincoln School at 66 Bartlett Street," Johnson said.
Dismissal happened on regular schedule.
The hospital emergency room was not evacuated.
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Somerset Street was closed to all vehicular and pedestrian traffic until just after 3 p.m. Still, police said drivers should expect traffic delays in the area spanning from Easton Avenue to Louis Street.
PSE&G crews made the area safe and are making repairs.