TOMS RIVER – The affected buildings have been deemed safe and re-populated after school officials announced a gas leak on the campus of Ocean County College earlier today.
At around 12 p.m., police were dispatched to the OCC campus for reports of a ruptured gas line main. When officers arrived on scene, Ocean County College security personnel were already working on evacuating buildings 29 and 11 as a precautionary measure, said Jillian Messina of the Toms River Police Department.
OCC’s security office previously advised students and faculty to avoid buildings 11, 12, 13 and 29 during the leak.
New Jersey Natural Gas responded to shut off the gas and replace the damaged line and the evacuated buildings were deemed safe just before 1 p.m.
No injuries were reported, Messina added.
Toms River Police Department noted that this response was a collaborative effort between them, the Ocean County College Security team, Toms River Fire Companies, Ocean County Sheriff ‘s Department, Ocean County Building Department, and Toms River Office of Emergency Management.
