Ruptured gas main prompts evacuations

A ruptured gas main in New Brunswick prompted the evacuation of a school and hospital Thursday afternoon.
Officials say that construction crews working near Somerset and Little Albany streets struck the main, causing the rupture around 2 p.m.
The emergency room of Robert Wood Johnson Hospital as well as a nearby school were evacuated as a precaution.
News 12 New Jersey’s John Bathke was nearby at the Rutgers Cancer Institute. The people inside the institute were not allowed to leave the building for a time due to safety concerns.
Crews were able to control the leak about an hour later, and everyone was allowed to go about their business.