Gas leak causes chaos in Herzliya
Hundreds of school pupils sent home and roads shut as emergency services try to locate source of flammable material
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleStuart Winer is a breaking news editor at The Times of Israel.
A gas leak in a high-rise building caused major disruptions in Herzliya as emergency services closed roads and evacuated the surrounding area on Wednesday.
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Hundreds of middle school pupils from the Ze’ev junior high school were sent home as a precaution after the leak was detected in a 19-story building adjacent to the school on Tsamarot street.
A large number of police and firefighters arrived at the scene and closed roads and junctions in the immediate area. They also evacuated the residents of the building.
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