By Tanya Steele
Residents in the surrounds of The Highway and Mast Gully Road in Upwey were advised via Vic Emergency to stay indoors on Wednesday 5 February after reports of a gas leak emerged in the mid-afternoon.
Hills residents posted to social media about smells of burning plastic and the air smelling ‘funny’ in the afternoon that day.
Vic Emergency advised via their app and social media that residents should keep windows and doors closed and to stay informed about a chemical hazard in the Upwey vicinity.
A CFA spokesperson said three CFA units responded to reports of a gas leak on the Highway in Upwey at around 2.13pm.
“Units responded from Belgrave and Upwey and crews discovered a natural gas leak,” they said.
“Power and gas company were called to the scene to assist.”
The CFA spokesperson said a community warning was issued and evacuations were not required.
“The incident was deemed under control at 2.59pm,” they said.
A spokesperson from Multinet Gas confirmed the leak on Friday February 7 and said the leak was due to damage to the main line.
“Multinet were on scene to fix the damage and later assisted residents with relights to their residence into the evening,” they said.
